Molothrognathus shirazicus Khanjani, Bakhshi & Khanjani, 2016

Hatami, Parisa, Jafari, Shahriar & Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad, 2024, Some raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) in Lorestan Province, with re-description of Raphignathus evidus Fan as a new record from Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 13 (1), pp. 77-92 : 79

Molothrognathus shirazicus Khanjani, Bakhshi & Khanjani, 2016

Diagnosis (female)

Prodorsum with smooth shield medially; setae sc2 longer than other dorsal setae; setae f1 shorter than setae h, setae sc2 and c2 not equally long; setae c2 about 2 times longer than c1; setae h3 absent; palptarsus as long as tibial claw of the palpus; palptarsal eupathidium biforked, palp-tibia with three setae; genu II with 5 setae, tibia II I with 2 setae, tarsi I-IV with 15(+ ω) – 10(+ ω)–9–9 setae, respectively.

Materials examined

Four females from soil under Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae ), and one female from soil under Ficus carica ( Moraceae ), 12 Aug. 2020, Shorab village (33° 27' N, 48° 41' E); one female from soil under Solanum melongena ( Solanaceae ), 5 Oct. 2020, Sabzvar village (33° 29' N, 48° 12' E), Khorramabad county, Lorestan province.

Distribution This species was originally described from Iran by Khanjani et al. (2016).