Raphignathus zhaoi Hu

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

Raphignathus zhaoi Hu , łing and Liang, 1995

This species originally was described from China ( Hu et al., 1995). It was also recorded from different part of Turkey and Iran ( Beyzavi et al., 2013; Doğan, 2019).

Material examined: Three females, soil and litter, Khoda Afarin (Kalaleh) (38° 56′ 42″ N, 46° 45 ' 43 '' E, 1380 m), 27 August 2018; two females, soil, Urmia (Ali Beygloo) (37° 74′ 09″ N, 45° 07 ' 90 '' E, 1324 m), 11 August 2017; one female, soil, Urmia (Dolama) (37° 21′ 23″ N, 45° 14 ' 51 '' E, 1293 m), 16 August 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.