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Abstract
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Superfamily Raphignathoidae comprises about 770 species, and 57 genera in 11 families. They are worldwide in distribution, abundant in most of the geographical regions, and they even occur in the Antarctic region (Fan & Zhang, 2005). Of which the families Barbutiidae, Caligonellidae, Camerobiidae, Cryptognathidae, Eupalopsellidae, Raphignathidae and Stigmaeidae have been recorded from Iran (Bayzavi et al., 2013). During 2012-2015, fauna of the superfamily Raphignathoidea was studied in Kurdistan province. In this order, little, soil and leaves samples from Kurdistan province were taken and transferred to the laboratory of Acarology of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. Mites extracted by Berlese funnel and mounted directly in Hoyer’s medium (Khanjani et al., 2013). In total 23 species, belonging to 10 genera from 5 families were collected and identified. Identified species are listed as follow: Caligonellidae: Molothrognathus fulgidus Summers & Schlinger, 1955; Molothrognathus mehrnejadi Liang & Zhang, 1997;Neognathus terrestris Summers & Schlinger, 1955; Camerobiidae: Neophyllobius asali Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2006; Neophyllobius edwardiKhanjani & Ahmad Hoseini, 2013; Cryptognathidae: Favognatus alvandiKhanjani & Khanjani, 2014; Raphignathidae: Raphignathus collegiatus Atyeo & Crossley, 1961; Raphignathus giselae Smith-Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989; Raphignathus gracilis Rack, 1962; Raphignathus hatami Khanjani & Pishevar, 2013; Raphignathus hecmatanaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2003;Raphignathus protaspus Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2003; Raphignathus zhaoi Hu & Liang, 1995; Stigmaeidae: Eustigmaeus ioanninensis Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, 1999; Eustigmaeus nasrinae Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002; Eustigmaeus segnisKoch, 1836; Eustigmaeus setiferus Bagheri et al., 2011; Ledermuelleriopsis ariyai Khanjani et al., 2012; Ledermuelleriopsis zahiri Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002; Prostigmaeus khanjani Bagheri & Ghorbani, 2010; Stigmaeus pilatusKuznetzov,1978; Stigmaeus kurdistaniensis,
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