Stigmaeus elongatus Berlese, 1886

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 : 61

Stigmaeus elongatus Berlese, 1886

This species is widely distributed in 11 countries and originally described from Italy ( Fan et al., 2016; Beron, 2020). It was also previously recorded from different part of Iran ( Beyzavi et al., 2013).

Material examined: Three females and one male, soil un- der oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Oshnaviyeh (Miraveh) (36° 58′ 48″ N, 45° 01 ' 30 '' E, 1694 m), 1 July 2017; five females, soil, Urmia (Balanej) (37° 24′ 35″ N, 45° 09 ' 11 '' E, 1312 m), 17 September 2018; two females and two deutonymphs, soil and litter, Khoda Afarin (Aynaloo) (38° 53′ 03″ N, 46° 47 ' 38 '' E, 1700 m), 18 July 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.