Vercammenia Audy & Nadchatram, 1957

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 187

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.395

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A244F97F-8CEB-40CE-A182-7E5440337CAA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3849722

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/486DBB53-FF20-FF3E-8B72-FAD0DE78F9B2

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Valdenar

scientific name

Vercammenia Audy & Nadchatram, 1957
status

 

Vercammenia Audy & Nadchatram, 1957

Diagnosis

SIF = 7B, 7BS-N-3-(3-4)111.0(1)000; fsp = 7.7.7, sometimes 7.6.6; Ip = 517–1016; NDV = 34–66. Cheliceral blade with large terminal hooks; galeal setae nude; palpal claw 3-pronged; palpal tarsus with 7 branched setae and sometimes nude subterminala. Scutum subtrapezoidal, sometimes subquadrate, with 1 AM, 2 AL and 2 PL setae; sensilla flagelliform, nude or with few branches. Eyes 2 + 2, idiosomal setae not numerous, elongated, covered with short barbs. Legs 7-segmented, tarsala I gigantic, much longer than tarsala II, 3–4 genualae I, mastitarsala sometimes present. Parasites of amphibians and reptiles.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

SuperOrder

Acariformes

Order

Prostigmata

Family

Trombiculidae

SubFamily

Trombiculinae

Tribe

Trombiculini

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