Favognathus mirazii Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2008

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 : 58

Favognathus mirazii Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2008

This species is currently known only from Iran where it was found from soil under pear tree ( Pyrus sp. ) ( Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2008b).

Material examined: One female, soil under apple trees ( Malus sp. ), Urmia ( Gasemloo valley) ( 37° 17′ 58″ N, 45° 07 ' 16 '' E, 1750 m), 5 July 2017 ; three females, soil, Urmia ( Qare Aqaj) ( 37° 27′ 53″ N, 45° 09 ' 19 '' E, 1302 m), 24 July 2018 ; two females, soil, Urmia ( Qare Aqaj) ( 37° 27′ 53″ N, 45° 09 ' 19 '' E, 1302 m), 25 July 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.