Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran

Abstract

While performing a faunistic study on the superfamily Raphignathoidea of northwestern Iran, north parts of east Azerbaijan and southwest parts of west Azerbaijan provinces during 2016-2018, a total number of 40 species in 13 genera belonging to the superfamily were collected and identified. Among them, four species: Stigmaeus luxtoni Wood, 1981; Ledermuelleriopsis sezeki Doğan, 2004; Eustigmaeus gulingensis Hu and Chen, 1996 and Molothrognathus kamili Doğan, 2003 have been recorded for the first time from Iran.

Keywords

• Acari
• fauna
• predatory
• new record
• Azerbaijan
• northwestern Iran

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