| abstract | Stigmaeidae (Acari), the largest family within Raphignathoidea and are well recognized predators against the phytophagous mites and other small soft bodied insects. A survey was conducted to explore the predatory mite fauna from Punjab-Pakistan and a species of the genus Agistemus was collected and described. The drawings and measurements of different body parts were made with the help of an ocular grid and the specimen were compared with the already world described species. Ceremonial description, illustration of main body parts, host range and comparison remarks are also given. Sixteen (16) paratype (females) were collected from different localities of Jhang and Toba Tek Singh (Punjab). All specimens were deposited in the Acarology Research Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. |