New data on the distribution of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) associated with small mammals in Vietnam Author Antonovskaia, A. A. Department of Entomology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Author Balakirev, A. E. 0000-0002-5183-2216 Laboratory of Tropical Ecology, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia alexbalakirev @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5183 - 2216 & Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Test Center, Hanoi, Vietnam alexbalakirev@mail.ru Author Lopatina, Y. V. Department of Entomology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-19 5346 3 271 306 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.3.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.3.3 1175-5326 8390149 99FA182B-5306-432E-B9B1-F755FD9317EE ** Leptotrombidium imphalum Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976 Material examined. Vietnam : Bà R ịa-Vũng Tàu (Xuyên Mộc, near Bình Chau—PhƯớc Bửu Nature Reserve)— Berylmys berdmorei , Rattus norvegicus ( November 2014 , 6 larvae ), Lâm Đồng (near Bi Doup-Núi Bà National Park)— Bandicota savilei , Rattus osgoodi ( November 2015 , 7 larvae ), Bắc Kạn (near Ba Bể)— Niviventer lotipes ( AB , June 2016 , 1 larva ), Quảng Bình (Lâm Thǔy)— Leopoldamys herberti ( March 2017 , 14 larvae ). Distribution. Thailand , India , Burma , Malaysia , Sri Lanka , China ( Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1976 ; Wang & Yu 1992; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003 ; Chaisiri et al. 2016 ; Stekolnikov 2021 ).