Eustigmaeus pinnatus ( Kuznetsov, 1977 )

Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, Mojtaba & Bagheri, Mohammad, 2021, Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran, Acarological Studies 3 (2), pp. 56-65 : 59

Eustigmaeus pinnatus ( Kuznetsov, 1977)

This species was originally described from soil from Russia ( Kuznetsov, 1977). It was also recorded from Crimea, Greece, Hungary, Moldavia, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and Iran ( Fan et al., 2016; Beron, 2020).

Material examined: One female, soil, Khoda Afarin (Vaygan) (38° 55′ 07″ N, 46° 46 ' 58 '' E, 1350 m), 14 July 2016 ; two females, soil, Urmia (Qare Aqaj) (37° 27′ 53″ N, 45° 09 ' 19 '' E, 1302 m), 24 July 2018 ; one female, soil under azarole tree ( Crataegus azarolus ), Oshnaviyeh (Miraveh) (36° 58′ 48″ N, 45° 01 ' 30 '' E, 1694 m), 1 July 2017 ; two females, soil under apple trees ( Malus sp. ), Urmia (Balanej) (37° 24′ 35″ N, 45° 09 ' 11 '' E, 1312 m), 17 September 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.