Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 3 2 2026 02 01 Two rhombognathine mites (Acari: Halacaridae) from the Gulf of Oman, Iran 107 119 241517 10.22073/pja.v3i2.10141 EN Hiroshi Abé Biological laboratory, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880 Japan; Isa Etemadi Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, P.O.B. Box 76169-133, Iran Journal Article This paper presents information on the Iranian halacarid fauna providing the first record of the genus <em>Rhombognathus</em> from the Gulf of Oman. Two species of the genus <em>Rhombognathus</em> are described from the Iranian coast, viz. <em>Rhombognathus scutulatus </em>Bartsch 1983 and <em>R. iranius</em> <strong>sp</strong><strong>. nov.</strong> https://www.persianacarology.org/article_241517_af68228836daa105e70e432cd4c20a42.pdf