Neotrombicula valeri Kudryashova, 1977

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 53-54

Neotrombicula valeri Kudryashova, 1977

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Neotrombicula valeri Kudryashova, 1977: 47 , fig. 1; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 125.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-N-3-2(3)111.1000; fPp = B/B/NbB; fSp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1(2); fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; fD = 2H- 8-4-10-11 -6-5; DS = 46–58; VS = 44–51 ; NDV = 93–110; Ip = 984–1042; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 at level or slightly anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 73–81, PW 95–105 , SB 31–35, ASB 31–34, PSB 30–36, SD 62–67, AP 30–34 , AM 36–39 , AL 42 , PL 56–62 , S 84, H 56–59, D min 36, D max 56, V min 28, V max 48, pa 342–367, pm 291–316, pp 342–372. Measurements of holotype: AW 74 , PW 95 , SB 32, ASB 29, PSB 33, SD 62, P-PL 32, AP 30 , AM 36 , AL 40 , PL 57 , S 85, H 55, D min 41, D max 49, V min 28, V max 54, pa 315, pm 263, pp 310, Ip 888, TaIIIL 92, TaIIIW 16 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-129, I-160-3842-43) from Chionomys nivalis, Mashhad 2, 1100 m a.s.l., 15–19 October 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Hosts. Apodemus sylvaticus , Chionomys nivalis , Cricetulus migratorius .

Distribution. Iran (Mashhad 2).

Figures

FIGURE 26. Neotrombicula valeri, holotype. 1, scutum and eyes; 2, dorsal idiosomal seta of 1 st row. Scale bars: 50 µm (1), 20 µm (2).