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A new pachylaelapid mite species, Pachyseius angustoides Babaeian & Mašán sp. nov., is described and illustrated, based on adult females found in leaf litter habitat in southwestern part of Iran (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province). The new species is morphologically compared with the most closely related congeneric species, Pachyseius angustus Hyatt, 1956, and an updated list of the world fauna of the genus is provided.
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