Stigmaeus luxtoni Wood, 1981

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 : 61

Stigmaeus luxtoni Wood, 1981

This species was originally described from New Zealand by Wood (1981) and later given from Turkey as Stigmaeus turcica by Doğan (2003a), synonymized by Faraji and Ueckermann (2006).

This is a new record for the fauna of Iran.

Material examined: Two females and one deutonymph, soil under Carpinus sp. , Khoda Afarin (Garmanab) (38° 56′ 42″ N, 46° 45 ' 43 '' E, 1302 m), 27 August 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.