Raphignathus gracilis ( Rack, 1962 )

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

Raphignathus gracilis ( Rack, 1962)

This species is widely distributed in 17 countries and originally described from Germany ( Rack, 1962; Beron, 2020). It was also previously recorded from different part of Iran ( Beyzavi et al., 2013; Mohammad-Doustaresharaf and Bagheri, 2018).

Material examined: Three females, soil, Khoda Afarin (Vaygan) (38° 55′ 07″ N, 46° 46 ' 58 '' E, 1350 m), 14 July 2016; four females, soil under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Oshnaviyeh (Miraveh) (36° 58′ 48″ N, 45° 01 ' 30 '' E, 1694 m), 1 July 2017; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.