A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran

Mites of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acariformes: Tarsonemoidea: Tarsonemidae) were collected in the East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Neotarsonemoides ( N. ) marandicus sp. nov. is described and illustrated. Other species collected include: Neotarsonemoides ( N. ) evae Magowski, 2002 , N. ( N. ) multiplex (Kaliszewski, 1983) and N. ( N. ) occultus (Kaliszewski, 1983) which represent the first records of these species outside of their type locality. Neotarsonemoides ( N. ) polonicus (Willmann, 1949) and N . ( Ototarsonemus ) alatus (Livshits, Mitrofanov and Sharonov,1979) are new records for the fauna of Asia, as well as the first record of the subgenus Ototarsonemus in Western Asia. A re-description and illustrations of N. ( O. ) alatus are provided. An identification key to females of the genus Neotarsonemoides in Iran is provided.