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 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.