محمد باقری

The Prostigmata suborder, with its many predatory families, is one of the most important groups among mites due to its role in controlling herbivorous mites, gall mites, and tiny insects. Therefore, identifying this suborder, including the Raphignathoidea superfamily. could be a major step in future plans for integrated pest management. Species of this superfamily are key predators within the suborder Prostigmata, inhabiting diverse environments such as plant aerial parts, weeds, and soil. For this purpose, various samplings were conducted from the soil and the foliage of the crops, horticulture and weeds of different regions of Nazar-kahrizi section of Hashtrood city during the years 2018-2019. In this study, 22 species of 10 genera from five families were identified. Also, The species Raphignathus ozkani Doğan, 2006 is a new report for mite fauna of Iran. The list of collected mites is as follows. Raphignathoidea, Stigmaeidae: Stigmaeus miandoabiensis Bagheri & Zarei, 2012; S. elongatus Berlese, 1886; S. boshroyehensis Khanjani & Izadi, 2010; Ledermuelleriopsis zahiri Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002; L punicae Khanjani, 2012; Storchia elhamae Hassanzadeh et al., 2013; Zetzellia mali Ewing, 1917: Z pourmirzai Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2008; Eustigmaeus segnis Koch, 1836; E. plumifer Halbert, 1923; E. setiferus Bagheri et al., 2011; E anauniensis Canestrini, 1889; Caligonellidae: Molothrognathus azizi Ueckermann & Khanjani, 2002; M. terrulentus Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989; Neognathus terrestris Summers & Schlinger, 1955; Cryptognathidae: Favognathus mirazii Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2008; F. pongolensis Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989: Raphignathidae: Raphignathus gracilis Rack, 1962; R. hecmatanaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2003; R. zhaoi Hu, Jing & Ling, 1995; R. ozkani Doğan, 2006; Camerobiidae: Neophyllobius ostovani Khanjani & Ahmad Hoseini, 2014.