Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov, 2018

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 171-172

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.3849315

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/486DBB53-FF30-FF2F-88A0-FA7DDEE9FE7B

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Valdenar

scientific name

Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov
status

nom. nov.

Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov , nom. nov.

Eltonella (Eltonella) myonacis heliosciuri Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965a: 61 , pl. G.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the common English name of the type host family (squirrel).

Holotype

RMCA (not found).

Distribution

DR Congo (Bukama).

Host

Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae .

Remarks

The new name is proposed to fix the homonymy of this species with Microtrombicula (Microtrombicula) heliosciuri Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965 , which arised after transferring the former to the genus Microtrombicula .

RMCA

Royal Museum for Central Africa

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

SuperOrder

Acariformes

Order

Prostigmata

Family

Trombiculidae

SubFamily

Trombiculinae

Tribe

Trombiculini

Genus

Microtrombicula

Loc

Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. 2018
2018
Loc

Eltonella (Eltonella) myonacis heliosciuri

Vercammen-Grandjean 1965: 61
1965
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