Molothrognathus bahariensis Ueckermann and Khanjani, 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 : 57

Molothrognathus bahariensis Ueckermann and Khanjani, 2003

This species was originally described from Iran where it was found from different habitats ( Ueckermann and Khanjani, 2003). Recently it was also recorded from Turkey ( Doğan and Doğan, 2020a).

Material examined: Two females, soil, Jolfa ( Asiyab Kharabeh) ( 38° 51′ 25″ N, 45° 51 ' 21 '' E, 1743 m), 17 July 2018 ; four females, soil and litter, Khoda Afarin ( Kalaleh) ( 38° 56′ 42″ N, 46° 45 ' 43 '' E, 1380 m), 27 August 2018 ; one female, soil under apple trees ( Malus sp. ), Urmia ( Balanej) ( 37° 24′ 35″ N, 45° 09 ' 11 '' E, 1312 m), 17 September 2018 ; five females, soil, Urmia ( Ali Beygloo) (37° 74′ 09″ N, 45° 07 ' 90 '' E, 1324 m), 11 August 2017; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.