A new species of Adamystis (Acari: Trombidiformes: Adamystidae) from Iran.

A new species, Adamystis ekaterinae Ghasemi-Moghadam Saboori sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on adult females collected from soil in the Chitgar Forest Park, Iran. This new species is distinguished by having dimpled vacuoles between sci and sce on lateral propodosoma; one pair of eyes associated with postocular bodies; smooth dorsal idiosomal shield; setae h1, h2, ps1 and ps2 on smooth platelets and lacking lens like structures.