Neotrombicula vulgaris (Schluger, 1955)

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 55

Neotrombicula vulgaris (Schluger, 1955)

Trombicula vulgaris Schluger, 1955: 213 , fig. 362.

Neotrombicula vulgaris: Kudryashova et al. 1978: 126 , fig. 14; Stekolnikov 1999: 389.

Neotrombicula (Neotrombicula) vulgaris: Kudryashova 1998: 203 , fig. 161.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-N-3-3111.1000; fPp = B/B/NNB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = l.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; fD = 4H-8(10)-10(13)-8(9)-8(7)-4-6; DS = 43–63; VS = 24–37; NDV = 72–95; Ip = 725–916; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements ( Stekolnikov 1999): AW 72–86, PW 90–104, SB 31–40, ASB 26–32, PSB 25– 32, SD 54–63, P-PL 21–31, AP 25–34, AM 40–57, AL 38–49, PL 47–68, S 68–90, H 47–67, D min 37, D max 63, V min 25, V max 61, pa 241–326, pm 220–281, pp 256–324, Ip 725–916, TaIIIL 58–83, TaIIIW 14–18.

Type data. Syntypes larvae ( ZMMU Tdt- 2356-2359), Russia, Stavropol Krai, Alexandrovskoe Village , coll. V.P. Petrov.

Hosts. Twelve species of rodents ( Stekolnikov, 1999).

Distribution. Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Russia (Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia), Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran (Mashhad 2), Turkmenistan, Israel, China (dubious record).