| abstract | Two new species of the genus Raphignathus Dugès (Acari: Raphignathidae); R. hamooniensis sp. nov., and R. tamaricis sp. nov., are described based on adult female specimens associated with salt seder trees (Tamaricaceae: Tamarix aphylla L.) in the Sistan region, Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeast Iran. |