Review of the genus Dendrolaelaps Halbert (Acari: Digamasellidae) in Iran, with description of a new species and seven new records

The mites of the genus Dendrolaelaps Halbert (Digamasellidae) from Guilan province in Northern Iran were investigated. A total of twelve species were determined. Dendrolaelaps lignicolus n. sp. is described and illustrated based on adult females collected from a rotten stump of Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) in Rasht County, Saravan Forest Park. Moreover, Dendrolaelaps brevipiloides Hirschmann & Wiśniewski 1982, D. latior, D. markewitschi, D. paradoxa, D. punctatulus, D. saprophilus and D. stammeriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982 are new species records for Iran. A checklist and a key for identification of the subgenera and species of Dendrolaelaps in Iran is also provided.Lsid for paper: http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:84E8A18C-677A-48E1-B64A-30C18B0E6419Lsid for new species: http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BD3723A1-C548-40D9-A2E3-806BEC9A5939