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 Eustigmaeus pinnatus ( Kuznetsov, 1977 ) This species was originally described from soil from Russia ( Kuznetsov, 1977 ). It was also recorded from Crimea, Greece , Hungary , Moldavia , Russia , Poland , Slovakia , Turkey , Ukraine and Iran ( Fan et al., 2016 ; Beron, 2020 ). Material examined: One female , soil, Khoda Afarin ( Vaygan ) ( 38° 55′ 07″ N , 46° 46 ' 58 '' E , 1350 m ), 14 July 2016 ; two females , soil, Urmia ( Qare Aqaj ) ( 37° 27′ 53″ N , 45° 09 ' 19 '' E , 1302 m ), 24 July 2018 ; one female , soil under azarole tree ( Crataegus azarolus ), Oshnaviyeh ( Miraveh ) ( 36° 58′ 48″ N , 45° 01 ' 30 '' E , 1694 m ), 1 July 2017 ; two females , soil under apple trees ( Malus sp. ), Urmia ( Balanej ) ( 37° 24′ 35″ N , 45° 09 ' 11 '' E , 1312 m ), 17 September 2018 ; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.