Some raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) in Lorestan Province, with re-description of Raphignathus evidus Fan as a new record from Iran Author Hatami, Parisa Author Jafari, Shahriar Author Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad text Persian Journal of Acarology 2024 2024-01-15 13 1 77 92 https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/21bbd5d8-11c9-30cb-adf3-6918dac96b64/ journal article 10.22073/pja.v13i1.79935 2251-8169 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5CABFA87-1F53-4091-8C54-D82B17C97175 Raphignathus zhaoi Hu, Jing & Liang, 1995 Diagnosis (female) Interscutal membrane dorsomedially with one pair of setae; all dorsal setae long and thick; small shields present posterolateral to median prodorsal shields; opisthosomal shield with 5 pairs of setae; palpfemur with 2 setae; femur IV with 2 setae; with three pairs of genital setae; with endopodal shields around coxae I-II and coxae III-IV. Materials examined One female was collected on 27 Jul. 2020 , from rice field ( Oryza sativa ), Qaleh Sangi village , Lorestan province . Distribution This species was originally described from China ( Hu et al. 1995 ), and also reported from Iran and Türkiye ( Beyzavi et al. 2013 ; Fakhari et al. 2014 ; Zarei et al. 2015 ; Doğan 2019 ; Mohammad-Doustaresharaf and Bagheri 2021 ).