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 Eustigmaeus spathatus Ueckermann & Meyer, 1987 Diagnosis (female) Dorsal shields evenly covered with irregularly shaped dimples with vacuoles; dorsal body setae blunt tipped; eyes present; setae on endopodal shields smooth; suranal shield ornamented and dimples on suranal shield bearing vacuoles; trochanter III with two setae; femur II with four setae. Materials examined Dolatshah village: 24 Jun. 2020 (n = 4), from soil under Hordeum vulgare ( Poaceae ) and 9 Jul. 2020 (n = 2), from soil under Prunus armeniaca ( Rosaceae ). Veysian city: 15 Jun. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Medicago sativa ( Fabaceae ) and 15 Jun. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Solanum tuberosum ( Solanaceae ). Faculty of Agriculture of Lorestan University 18 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Olea europaea ( Oleaceae ). Pyrjd village: 18 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Vitis vinifera ( Vitaceae ) and (n = 2), from soil under Prunus armeniaca ( Rosaceae ). Taf village: 5 Oct. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Prunus armeniaca ( Rosaceae ). Bisheh village: 9 Nov. 2019 (n = 1), from soil under Prunus domestica ( Rosaceae ). Distribution This species has been reported from South Africa originally ( Ueckermann and Meyer 1987 ) and also reported from Iran ( Beyzavi et al. 2013 ).