Raphignathus giselae Meyer and Ueckermann, 1989

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 giselae Meyer and Ueckermann, 1989

This species was originally described from Zimbabwe ( Meyer and Ueckermann, 1989). It was also recorded from South Africa, Turkey, Yemen and Iran ( Beron, 2020).

Material examined: Twelve females, soil under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Sardasht (Alvatan) (36° 24′ 22″ N, 45° 21 ' 23 '' E, 1526 m), 30 September 2016; three females, soil under azarole tree ( Crataegus azarolus ), Piranshahr (Mirabad) (36° 26′ 08″ N, 45° 21 ' 07 '' E, 1294 m), 1 October 2016; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.