Raphignathus hecmatanaensis Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2003

Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, Mojtaba & Bagheri, Mohammad, 2021, Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran, Acarological Studies 3 (2), pp. 56-65 : 59

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https://doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.865260

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10378361

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Raphignathus hecmatanaensis Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2003
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Raphignathus hecmatanaensis Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2003

This species originally was described from grass from Iran ( Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2003). It was also recorded from different part of Turkey ( Doğan, 2019).

Material examined: Five females, soil and litter, Khoda Afarin (Kalaleh) (38° 56′ 42″ N, 46° 45 ' 43 '' E, 1380 m), 27 August 2018; five females, soil, Khoda Afarin (Aynaloo) (38° 53′ 03″ N, 46° 47 ' 38 '' E, 1700 m), 18 July 2018; four females, soil, Khoda Afarin (Garmanab) (38° 54′ 26″ N, 46° 47 ' 19 '' E, 1520 m), 4 October 2017; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.

Dogan, S. 2019. Raphignathoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of Turkey: A review of progress on the systematics, with an updated checklist. Acarological Studies, 1 (2): 129 - 151.

Ueckermann, E. A. and Khanjani, M. 2003. Iranian Caligonellidae (Acari: Prostigmata), with descriptions of two new species and re-description of Molothrognathus fulgidus Summers and Schlinger, with a key to genera and species. Acarologia, 43 (3): 291 - 298.