Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966

Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2), pp. 115-191 : 138-142

Genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966

Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Canestrini, 1884)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ant's nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Greet District), soil of willow tree (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Guilan Province (Somesara), on raspberry shrubs ( Rubus spp. ) ( Tajmiri and Hajizadeh 2013); (Rostamabad, Roodbar), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad, Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); Fars Province (Larestan), associated with date palm (leaves, fruits, trunk fiber and soil) ( Majidi and Akrami 2013); (Neyriz Region), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); (Estahban), associated with fig trees (Daveshvar and Akrami 2013); (Estahban), associated with fig trees, soil, leaves, fruits, and trunk samples ( Daneshnia and Akrami 2013); (Koohmare-Sorkhi Region), oak forests ( Kazemi and Yazdanpanah 2013b); (Shiraz), associated with insectariums (samples taken from potato, zucchini, flour and the floor of insectariums) ( Granpayeh and Ostovan 2014); (Koohmare-Sorkhi Region, oak forest), soil and leaf litter ( Yazdanpanah and Kazemi 2014a); (Region not mentioned), soil and debris ( Abolghasemi and Kazemi 2016); Mazandaran Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Kazemi et al. 2013c); (Lavij Region of Nour County), soil, humus and litter ( Ghasemi-Moghadam et al. 2014); (Nowshahr, Ecological (Botanical) Garden), soil and litter ( Saberi et al. 2016); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), habitats such as soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards) ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); (Region not mentioned), associated with ornamental plants ( Hamidi et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); East Azarbaijan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Hashemi Khabir et al. 2013); (Tabriz), soil and foliage of poplar and elm trees ( Rahbar Shahlan et al. 2014); (Arasbaran Forests), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a); (Arasbaran Forests, Vaygan, Aynalu, Kalaleh, Garmanab), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b); (forests of Arasbaran Region), soil, leaf-litter and plant debris ( Ordoukhanian et al. 2017); (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Kerman Province (Sirjan, Rafsanjan and Shahr-e-Babak), soil and manure ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); (Kerman City, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Yazd Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Region not mentioned), associated with ants nest, (Khalili Moghadam and Nemati 2014b); (Saman, Boldaji, Lordegan and Shahrekord cities), soil of ant nests, Tapinoma sp. and Cataglyphis sp (Hym.: Formicidae ) ( Khalili-Moghadam and Nemati 2014b; Khalili- Moghadam and Saboori 2015); (Saman and Shahrekord), soil ( Amani et al. 2015); (Lordegan County, Monj Region, Pol borideh Village; Cheshmeh khani Village; Joub nesa Village and Khanmirza Region, Salehat Village), soil from different parts of oak forests (Bagheri Kordeshami et al. 2015); (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); North Khorasan Province (Region not mentioned), associated with the nests of ants of family Formicidae ( Rezaei et al. 2016) ; Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Kazemi, Rajaei & Beaulieu, 2014

Distribution and habitats. Mazandaran Province (Tonekabon, Tirom forest), decayed wood of beech trees (Kazemi et al. 2014b).

Gaeolaelaps angusta (Karg, 1965)

Distribution and habitats. Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); (Mashhad County), soil and manure ( Abbaspour et al. 2017); Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad, Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); Mazandaran Province (Nowshahr, Ecological (Botanical) Garden), soil and litter ( Saberi et al. 2016); North Khorasan Province (Region not mentioned), associated with beetles of family Scarabaeidae ( Rezaei et al. 2016) ; Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Gaeolaelaps deinos (Zeman, 1982)

Distribution and habitats. Mazandaran Province (Lavij Region of Nour County), soil, humus and litter ( Ghasemi-Moghadam et al. 2014); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps farajii Nemati & Mohseni, 2013

Distribution and habitats. Khuzestan Province (Izeh), soil ( Nemati and Mohseni 2013); (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps iranicus Kavianpour & Nemati, 2013

Distribution and habitats. Esfahan Province (Shahreza); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Shahrekord) and Khuzestan Province (Baghmalek, Ghaletol, Izeh), soil (Kavianpour et al. 2013b); (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Region not mentioned), associated with Fomes sp. , and with ants nest (Khalili Moghadam and Nemati 2014a); (Saman), soil of ant nests, Tapinoma sp. (Hym.: Formicidae ) ( Khalili-Moghadam and

Saboori 2015); East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran Forests), soil and plant debris (MohammadDustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a); (Arasbaran Forests, Vaygan, Aynalu, Kalaleh), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b).

Gaeolaelaps izajiensis Saeidi, Nemati & Khalili-Moghadam, 2016

Distribution and habitats. Khuzestan Province (Izeh and Ghaletol), soil (Saeidi et al. 2016).

Gaeolaelaps jondishapouri Nemati & Kavianpour, 2013

Distribution and habitats. Khuzestan Province (Ahwaz), soil and litters (Nemati and Kavianpour 2013); (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b); Esfahan Province (Shahreza), soil ( Nemati and Kavianpour 2014); Kerman Province (Jiroft), cow manure, soil and litter in a citrus orchard (Kazemi et al. 2014b).

Gaeolaelaps kargi (Costa, 1968)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Fars Province (Neyriz Region), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman County), sheep manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Guilan Province (Somesara), on raspberry shrubs ( Rubus spp. ) ( Tajmiri and Hajizadeh 2013); (Rostamabad, Roodbar), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad, Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman and Shahrekord), soil ( Amani et al. 2015); (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps khajooii Kazemi, Rajaei & Beaulieu, 2014

Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Baft), soil and litter at an alfalfa farm (Kazemi et al. 2014b).

Gaeolaelaps lenis Vatankhah & Nemati, 2016

Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Shahrekord), nest of Formica sp. (Formicidae) ( Vatankhah et al. 2016).

Gaeolaelaps minor (Costa, 1968)

Distribution and habitats. Bushehr and Hormozgan Provinces (Lenge Port), soil ( Kazemi and Alikhani 2013); Fars Province (Larestan), associated with date palm (leaves, fruits, trunk fiber and soil) ( Majidi and Akrami, 2013); (Neyriz), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Lordegan, Khanmirza Region, Salehat Village; Felard Region, Poshtkouh and Pol e Gharah), soil from different parts of oak forests (Bagheri Kordeshami et al. 2015); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b); Qom Province

(Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Gaeolaelaps mossadeghi Kavianpour & Nemati, 2014

Distribution and habitats. Esfahan Province (Shahreza), soil of a garden ( Kavianpour and Nemati 2014); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps nolli (Karg, 1962)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Fars Province (Neyriz), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman), cow manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); West Azarbaijan Province (Miandoab), soil of apple orchards ( Zarei and Kazemi 2014); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Guilan Province (Roodbar), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Region not mentioned), associated with Fomes sp. ( Khalili-Moghadam and Nemati 2014a); (Region not mentioned), associated with ants nest (Khalili Moghadam and Nemati 2014b); (Saman, Boldaji (Cheghakhor), Lordegan and Shahrekord Cities), soil of ant nests, Tapinoma sp. and Cataglyphis sp. (Hym.: Formicidae ) ( Khalili-Moghadam and Saboori 2015); (Saman, Shahrekord), soil ( Amani et al. 2015); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); East Azarbaijan Province (forests of Arasbaran Region), soil, leaf-litter and plant debris ( Ordoukhanian et al. 2017); (Maragheh), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps orbiculatus Nemati & Mohseni, 2013

Distribution and habitats. Khuzestan Province (Izeh), soil ( Nemati and Mohseni 2013).

Gaeolaelaps oreithyiae (Walter & Oliver, 1989)

Distribution and habitats. West Azarbaijan Province (Miandoab), soil of apple orchards ( Zarei and Kazemi 2014); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Kerman Province (Kerman, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Lordegan, Khanmirza, Salehat Village), soil from different parts of oak forests (Bagheri Kordeshami et al. 2015).

Gaeolaelaps praesternalis (Willmann, 1949)

Distribution and habitats. Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Ramroodi et al. 2013); (Roodbar), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad and Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); West Azarbaijan Province (Miandoab), soil of apple orchards ( Zarei and Kazemi 2014); Yazd Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Gaeolaelaps queenslandicus (Womresley, 1956)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Faculty of Agricultural (University of Lorestan )), soil of cypress tree (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Mazandaran Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Kazemi et al. 2013c); (Lavij Region of Nour County), soil, humus and litter ( Ghasemi-Moghadam et al. 2014); Guilan Province (Somesara), on raspberry shrubs ( Rubus spp. ) ( Tajmiri and Hajizadeh 2013); (Roodbar), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad and Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); (Mashhad), soil ( Abbaspour et al. 2017); Kerman Province (Sirjan, Rafsanjan and Shahr-e-Babak), soil, manure and leaf litter ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); Yazd Province, (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Shahrekord), soil ( Amani et al. 2015); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); Fars Province (Region not mentioned), soil and debris ( Abolghasemi and Kazemi 2016); East Azarbaijan Province (forests of Arasbaran Region), soil, leaf-litter and plant debris ( Ordoukhanian et al. 2017); (Maragheh), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b); Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).