Vargatula Brennan & Yunker, 1966

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 20

Vargatula Brennan & Yunker, 1966

Diagnosis

SIF = 5BS-N-3(4)-1001(0).0000; fsp = 7.7.7; fSt = 2.2.n; fCx = 1.2(1).1; Ip = 530–654. Cheliceral blade with 1 minute dorsal tooth only; galeal setae nude; palpal claw 3-pronged or 4-pronged; palpal tarsus with 5 branched setae and nude subterminala. Scutum with reduced posterior angles (peniscutum), without nasus, 2 AM, 2 AL setae, and flagelliform or slightly expanded heavily barbed sensilla; 2 PL setae extrascutal. Eyes 1 + 1 or absent; idiosomal setae numerous; two sternal setae between coxae I, two sternal setae between coxae II, and many setae between coxae III; humeroventral setae situated between coxae II and III. Legs 7-segmented; parasubterminala I absent; pretarsala II absent or present; 1 microgenuala I, 1 genuala I; genualae II and III absent; tibiala III present or absent; coxae I and III with 1 seta, coxa II with 2 or 1 setae.