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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Gahrliepia brennani
(Jadin et Vercammen-Grandjean, 1952)
Material examined —
2 larvae
(
IRSNB
) from
Gerbilliscus (Taterona) kempi
(Wroughton)
(=
Tatera dichrura
) (
Rodentia
:
Muridae
),
DR CONGO
, Ituri Province, Jiba (= Djiba),
1°52′17′′N
,
30°42′00′′E
, collected by A. Fain.
Remarks — This species was found on many species of small mammals in
Rwanda
and
DR Congo
(
Stekolnikov 2018
). Here it is recorded on
G. (T.) kempi
for the first time.