| abstract | In the present paper four new species records of Gaeolaelaps (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) mites to the fauna of the the United States including Gaeolaelaps elimatus (Berlese, 1920), Gaeolaelaps praesternalis (Willmann, 1949), Gaeolaelaps subterraneus (Willmann, 1952) and Gaeolaelaps zhoumanshuae (Ma, 1997) have been recorded for the first time. The description of two new species for science belonging to the mentioned genus: Gaeolaelaps klompeni sp. nov., and G. americanus sp. nov. have been presented based on morphological characters of adult females. |