African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species
Author
Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya embankment 1, St. Petersburg
text
Acarologia
2018
2018-02-13
58
2
265
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http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184240
journal article
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Schoutedenichia gilleti
Jadin, Vercammen-Grandjean et Herman, 1954
Type material examined — larva
paratype
#3 (
RMCA
80560), No. L:2353/79/5, from nasal cavity of
Pelomys fallax
(Peters)
(
Rodentia
:
Muridae
),
DR CONGO
, Luberizi,
2°59′44′′S
,
29°05′43′′E
,
2 Mar. 1953
, collected by Gillet.
Additional material examined —
2 larvae
(
IRSNB
) from nasal cavity of
P. fallax
,
RWANDA
,
Gakoma
,
Apr. 1955
, collected by
A. Fain
;
1 larva
(
IRSNB
) from nasal cavity
of
Dasymys incomtus
(Sundevall)
(=
Dasymys bentleyae
) (
Rodentia
:
Muridae
),
RWANDA
, Musha,
2°31′43′′S
,
29°51′54′′E
,
Jul. 1955
.
Remarks — This species was known only from its
type
series collected from
Oenomys hypoxanthus
(Pucheran)
(
Rodentia
:
Muridae
) and
P. fallax
in Luberizi. Here it is recorded outside the
type
locality, in
Rwanda
and
D
on.
incomtus
for the first time.
According to the database of
US
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, there are 30 geographic objects (populated places and streams) in
Rwanda
with the name Gakoma; thus, exact coordinates of this collection locality remain unknown.