Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 2 3 2026 02 01 A new species of the genus Raphignathus (Acari: Raphignathidae) from western Iran 481 486 241579 10.22073/pja.v2i3.10044 EN Mohammad Bagheri Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh,Maragheh, Iran; Shahriar Jafari Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, P.O.Box: 465, Khorramabad, Iran Saeed Paktinat Saeej Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh,Maragheh, Iran; Journal Article A new species of the genus<em> Raphignathus </em>Dugés<em> </em>(Acari: Raphignathidae),<em> R. khorramabadensis</em> Bagheri <strong>sp. nov.</strong> is described and illustrated from soil in Bisheh region, suburb of Khorramabad in Lorestan  province, western Iran.  https://www.persianacarology.org/article_241579_6a14b6d04a0c640405c7a4359e6303bf.pdf