Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran Author Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, Mojtaba Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran mojtaba.doostar@gmail.com Author Bagheri, Mohammad Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran text Acarological Studies 2021 2021-07-31 3 2 56 65 http://dx.doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.865260 journal article 10.47121/acarolstud.865260 2667-5684 57B66053-9AD1-4C78-ADA6-83AC029A284A 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.