Two new species and new records of chiggers (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae, Trombiculidae) from birds in Vietnam
Author
Kaluz, Stanislav
Author
Hung, Nguyen Manh
Author
Capek, Miroslav
Author
Literak, Ivan
text
Zootaxa
2016
4061
5
483
503
journal article
51206
10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.2
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1175-5326
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Leptotrombidium allosetum
Wang, Liao and Lin, 1981
Material examined.
Location A:
7 larvae
from
Pellorneum ruficeps
(
Passeriformes
:
Pellorneidae
),
1 February 2010
;
5 larvae
from
Pellorneum ruficeps
,
4 February 2010
;
12 larvae
from
Turdus dissimilis
(
Passeriformes
:
Turdidae
),
1 February 2010
; 1 larva from
Larvivora sibilans
(
Passeriformes
:
Muscicapidae
),
3 February 2010
.
Distribution and hosts.
L. allosetum
is reported from
Apodemus agrarius
(Pallas)
(
Rodentia
:
Muridae
) in
China
(
Wang
et
al. 1981
). We found
L. allosetum
in
Vietnam
for the first time.
Pellorneum ruficeps
and
Larvivora sibilans
are new hosts for this species.