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 collegiatus Atyeo, Baker & Crossley, 1961 Diagnosis (female) Interscutal membrane dorsomedially with one pair of setae; palpfemur with three setae; podosoma bearing a pair of small shields behind median prodorsal shield; dorsal body setae shortand narrow; all dorsal shields punctuated but not striated; with three pairs of genital setae; Femur IV with four setae; endopodal shields present in coxa I-IV. Materials examined Two females were collected on 22 Sep. 2020 , from soil under Prunus domestica ( Rosaceae ), Dolatshah village village, Lorestan province . Distribution This species was originally described from China ( Hu et al. 1995 ), and also reported from Iran and several other countries, more details on the distribution of this species are given in Khanjani and Ueckermann (2002) , Beyzavi et al. (2013) , Doğan (2019) and Beron (2020) .