Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 3 1 2026 02 01 First record of the genus Archidispus (Acari: Scutacaridae) from Iran with description of anew species 1 8 241556 10.22073/pja.v3i1.10124 EN Hamidreza Hajiqanbar Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University,14115-336, Tehran, Iran; Alexandr Khaustov Nikita Botanical Gardens - National Scientific Center, Yalta, Crimea, 98648,Ukraine; Journal Article The mite species <em>Archidispus</em> <em>esfarayenicus</em> Hajiqanbar & Khaustov <strong>sp. nov.</strong> (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Scutacaridae) detached from under elytra of a carabid beetle, <em>Elaphropus </em>(<em>Tachyura</em>)<em> diabrachys</em> (Kolenati, 1845) (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is described and illustrated from Iran. The new species is distinguishable from congeners by the characteristically modified setae 1<em>a</em>, dilated thoroughly with an apical thorn. This is the first record of the genus <em>Archidispus</em> from Iran. https://www.persianacarology.org/article_241556_2544cff95c73c1577ce3aaf14ff8fe4f.pdf