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The mite family Stigmaeidae (Acari, Prostigmata) is the largest in the superfamily Raphignathoidea and currently includes about 640 species of 33 valid genera. The present project aimed to identify the predatory species belonging to the family Stigmaeidae in the gardens and fields of Urmia (West Azerbaijan Province). In 2022, samples were taken from soil and aerial parts of trees in Urmia. After preparing microscopic slides, 16 species of 10 genera from the Stigmaeid family were collected and identified. Among them, two species are new records for mite fauna of Iran, which are marked with asterisk. The list of the identified mites includes the following taxa. Stigmaeidae: Cheylostigmaeus sp.; Eryngiopus rezaiyeiensis Mohammad-Doustaresharaf & Bagheri, 2019; Eustigmaeus segnis (Koch, 1836); Ledermuelleriopsis punicae Khanjani, Mohammadi, Ghiasi, Izadi & Mirmoayedi, 2012; Prostigmaeus molaviae Khanjani, Asali Fayaz & Doğan, 2012; Parastigmaeus urmiaensis Mohammad Doustaresharaf & Bagheri, 2019; Stigmaeus pseudoangustus Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, 2019*; S. ayyildizi Dönel & Doğan, 2011*; S. shabestariensis Haddad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010; S. miandoabiensis Bagheri & Zarei, 2012; S. elongatus Berlese, 1886; S. dokeri Mohammad-Doustaresharaf & Bagheri, 2023; Storchia robusta (Berlese, 1885); Zetzellia mali (Ewing); Zetzellia pourmirzai Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2008; Agistemus industani González-Rodríguez, 1965.