Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 265-286 : 279

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20184240
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521452
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scientific name	Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953
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Type material examined — larva holotype ( RMCA 76183), No. 71052/2, from Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), RWANDA, Butare (= Astrida), 2°36′S, 29°45′E, 7 Oct. 1952, collected by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean; larva paratype #24 ( RMCA 76188), No. 31052/52, from Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall) ( Rodentia : Muridae ) Dasymys (= bentleyae ), RWANDA, Butare, 3 Oct. 1952, collected by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean.

Additional material examined — 2 larvae ( IRSNB) from nasal cavity of Rattus rattus (L.) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), RWANDA, Butare, Mar. 1955, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was found on many hosts in Rwanda and Congo ( Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded on R. rattus for the first time.