Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae) Author Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. 576D9065-0E85-4C5C-B00F-B907E3005B95 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia. Alexandr.Stekolnikov@zin.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-01-16 395 1 233 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2018.395 10dbb315-5662-4069-a1ae-9692fdf99499 2118-9773 3829724 A244F97F-8CEB-40CE-A182-7E5440337CAA 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 ) .