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Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological characters in the genus
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Kazemi, Shahrooz, Rajaei, Asma, Beaulieu, Frédéric (2014): Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological characters in the genus. Zootaxa 3861 (6): 501-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.6.1
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