Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
Author
Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.
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Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
Alexandr.Stekolnikov@zin.ru
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-01-16
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journal article
10.5852/ejt.2018.395
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Herpetacarus (Abonnencia) africanus
(
Radford, 1948
)
Ascoschoengastia africana
Radford, 1948: 220
, figs 15–16.
Euschoengastia africana
–
Wharton & Fuller 1952: 73
. —
Zumpt 1961: 161
.
Herpetacarus (Abonnencia) africanus
–
Vercammen-Grandjean 1965c: 87
;
1966: 642
, pl. G1–6.
Holotype
BMNH 1948.2.3.32
.
Material revised
Holotype
, labeled as “
lectotype
”.
One specimen
from
RMCA
(No.
80617
), labeled as “
Euschoengastia africana
” by the hand of
Radford
, but not designated as paratype.
Distribution
South Africa
(Onderstepoort).
Hosts
Otomys angoniensis
(original data),
O. irroratus
(
Zumpt 1961
)
.