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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10.24349/acarologia/20184240
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Trombigastia nycteris
Vercammen-Grandjean et Fain, 1958
Material examined —
1 larva
(
IRSNB
) from
Nycteris macrotis
Dobson
(
Chiroptera
: Nycteridae),
RWANDA
, unknown locality (slide label: “Ada”; it could be an abbreviation of “Astrida”, currently Butare,
2°36′S
,
29°45′E
),
Oct. 1955
;
2 larvae
(in 1 slide,
IRSNB
) from
Nycteris
sp
.,
DR CONGO
, unknown locality (slide label: “
Grotte Bazase
,
Congo
”; probably a cave near
Basase
,
5°38′49′′S
,
24°35′48′′E
),
12 Jun. 1968
.
Remarks — This species was known only from its
type
series collected from
Nycteris
hispida
(Schreber) in the region of Butare,
Rwanda
,
15 Oct. 1955
. Probably, the specimen from
N. macrotis
belongs to the same sample as the
type
series. Here
T. nycteris
is recorded outside the
type
locality and on
N. macrotis
for the first time.