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 pilatus Kuznetsov, 1978 This species was described from soil from Crimea ( Kuznetsov, 1977 ). It was also recorded from Azerbaijan, Greece , Latvia , Poland , Slovakia , Spain , Turkey , Ukraine , Asian Russia and Iran ( Stathakis et al., 2019 ; Khaustov, 2020 ). Material examined: Four females , soil and litter under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Piranshahr (KhidirAabad) ( 36° 26′ 08″ N , 45° 21 ' 07 '' E , 1294 m ), 31 July 2017 ; three females , soil and litter under pear tree ( Pyrus sp. ), Urmia (Marmisho) (37° 59′ 97″ N, 45° 04 ' 67 '' E, 1297 m ), 7 September 2017 ; four females , soil under oak tree ( Quercus sp. ), Oshnaviyeh (Miraveh) ( 36° 58′ 48″ N , 45° 01 ' 30 '' E , 1694 m ), 1 July 2017 ; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.