Molothrognathus mehrnejadi Liang and Zhang, 1997

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 : 57

Molothrognathus mehrnejadi Liang and Zhang, 1997

This species is currently known only from Iran where it was found in pistachio ( Pistacia sp. ) collar soil and bark stem ( Liang and Zhang, 1997).

Material examined: Seven females, soil and litter, Khoda Afarin (Abbas Abad) (37° 55′ 46″ N, 46° 47 ' 88 '' E, 1310 m), 4 July 2017; two females, soil under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Sardasht (Alvatan) (36° 24′ 22″ N, 45° 21 ' 23 '' E, 1526 m), 30 September 2016; five females, soil under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Piranshahr (Mirabad) (36° 26′ 08″ N, 45° 21 ' 07 '' E, 1294 m), 1 October 2016; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.