TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - First record of the genus Bak Yunker (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) from Iran with description of a new species VL - 57 IS - 4 SP - 847 EP - 853 PY - 2017 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid AU - Bagheri, Mohammad AU - Skvarla, Michael UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174199 DO - 10.24349/acarologia/20174199 DA - 2017-07-04 ET - 2017-07-04 KW - Bak KW - Cheyletidae KW - Iran KW - key KW - new species KW - taxonomy AB - A new species, Bak iranica sp. nov. (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) is described on the basis of adult males from Amol, Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: having one seta on each trochanter, tarsi I–IV with 9(+1ω)–7(+1ω)–7(+1ω)–7(+1ω); palpal claw with two basal teeth and most of dorsal body setae slightly lanceolate and barbed. Additionally, a key to world species (females and males) of the genus Bak Yunker is provided. This genus is recorded from Iran for the first time. ER -