Toritrombicula densipiliata (Walch, 1922)

K, Sirikamon Koosakulnirand, RajasegaranK, Praveena, Alkathiry K, Hadil A., ChaisiriK, Kittipong, RoundK, Philip D., Eiamampai, Krairat, Ahmad KhusainiK, Mohd K. S., RamjiK, Mohamad Fizl Sidq, AbubakarK, Sazaly, Ya’cobK, Zubaidah, Stekolnikov K, Alexandr A. & Makepeace K, Benjamin L., 2023, On the taxonomy of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing birds in Thailand and Malaysia, with the description of a new species, Acarologia 63 (4), pp. 1109-1138 : 1122-1123

Toritrombicula densipiliata (Walch, 1922)

Distribution and hosts — Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, ex 21 bird species ( Stekolnikov 2021a). Arachnothera longirostra , Batrachostomus stellatus , Cacomantis sepulcralis , Copsychus malabaricus , Cyanoptila cyanomelana , Cyornis tickelliae , Ficedula dumetoria , Geokichla sibirica , Lanius tigrinus , Larvivora cyane , Malacocincla abbotti , Pellorneum malaccense , Malacocincla sepiaria , Malacopteron cinereum , Malacopteron magnum , Mixornis bornensis , Turdinus macrodactylus , Pellorneum capistratum , Pellorneum ruficeps , Cyornis brunneatus , Cyanoderma erythropterum , Stachyris maculata , Terpsiphone atrocaudata , Tricholestes criniger , and Turdus obscurus are new host species. Material examined — Two larvae (ZIN 18002, 18003) ex Geokichla citrina and Geokichla sibirica , THAILAND, Rayong province, Koh Mun Nai, 12.612384°N, 101.687574°E,

10 March 2021, coll. S. Koosakulnirand; one larva (ZIN 17935) ex Mixornis bornensis , MALAYSIA, Sarawak State, Sematan Pueh village, 1.831126°N, 109.708966°E, 23 March

2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran.

Five larvae (UM) ex one Pellorneum ruficeps (1), one Cyornis tickelliae (1), two Larvivora cyane (2), and one Malacocincla abbotti (1), MALAYSIA, Kedah State, Langkawi Isl., Gunung Machinchang, 6.429010°N, 99.729852°E, 16 – 17 March 2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran;

41 larvae (UM) ex one Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (1), one Calyptomena viridis (1), one Ficedula dumetoria (3), one Macronus ptilosus (2), one Pellorneum malaccense (2), one Malacocincla sepiaria (1), one Malacopteron cinereum (2), one Malacopteron magnum (1), one Turdinus macrodactylus (1), five Philentoma pyrhoptera (11), two Stachyris maculata (2), three Stachyris poliocephala (12), and one Terpsiphone atrocaudata (1), MALAYSIA, Pahang State, Krau Wildlife Reserve, 3.596982°N, 102.183190°E, 16 – 20 February 2021, coll. P. Rajasegaran; 30 larvae (UM) ex two Actenoides concretus (3), one Arachnothera longirostra (1), one Batrachostomus stellatus (1), five Copsychus malabaricus (11), one Lanius tigrinus (1), two Larvivora cyane (2), three Philentoma pyrhoptera (4), and two Cyornis brunneatus (6), MALAYSIA, Perak State, Behrang Forest Reserve, 3.732175°N, 101.578552°E, 19 –

24 September 2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran; two larvae (UM) ex Anthipes solitaris and Turdus obscurus , MALAYSIA, Perak State, Larut Hill, 4.867858°N, 100.779824°E, 9 – 11 March

2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran; four larvae (UM) ex Calyptomena viridis , Copsychus malabaricus , Cyanoptila cyanomelana , and Philentoma pyrhoptera , MALAYSIA, Sarawak State, Gunung Gading National Park, Lundu, 1.692098°N, 109.845157°E, 23 – 26 March 2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran; one larva (UM) ex Mixornis bornensis , MALAYSIA, Sarawak State, Sematan Pueh village, 1.831126°N, 109.708966°E, 23 March 2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran; one larva (UM)

ex Cacomantis sepulcralis and two larvae (UM) ex one Tricholestes criniger , MALAYSIA, Selangor State, Ulu Gombak Forest Reserve, 3.325987°N, 101.752747°E, 10 – 12 February

2021, coll. P. Rajasegaran; seven larvae (UM) ex four Larvivora cyane (4), two Philentoma pyrhoptera (2), and one Stachyris poliocephala (1), MALAYSIA, Terengganu State, Pasir Raja Forest Reserve, 4.790517°N, 102.996835°E, 22 – 27 October 2021, coll. P. Rajasegaran;

33 larvae (UM) ex 11 Copsychus malabaricus , MALAYSIA, Terengganu State, Redang Isl., 5.780867°N, 103.006183°E, 8 – 13 October 2022, coll. P. Rajasegaran.