Neotrombicula mofidii Kudryashova, 1973

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 49-50

Neotrombicula mofidii Kudryashova, 1973

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Neotrombicula mofidii Kudryashova, 1973 in Kudryashova et al. 1973a: 132 , fig. 2; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 134. Neotrombicula (Neotrombicula) mofidi (sic): Kudryashova 1998: 210.

Neotrombicula (Iranotrombicula) mofidi (sic): Stekolnikov 2000: 411.

Neotrombicula mofidi (sic): Kudryashova 2004: 26.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = l.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; fD = 2H-6-6(7)-6-4(6)-4-2-(2); DS = 30–34; VS = 30–42; NDV = 60–73; Ip = 813–863; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 at level of S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 59–64, PW 78–84 , SB 25–28, ASB 22–28, PSB 31–39, SD 56–62, AP 28–31 , AM 20–28 , AL 28–34 , PL 42–48 , S 56–62, H 39–45, D min 31, D max 42, V min 20, V max 36, pa 283–300, pm 244–258, pp 283–308. Measurements of holotype: AW 63 , PW 79 , SB 27, ASB 25, PSB 34, SD 59, P-PL 27, AP 31 , AM 27 , AL 31 , PL 40 , S 58, H 41, D min 33, D max 43, V min 28, V max 34, pa 290, pm 248, pp 284, Ip 822, TaIIIL 85, TaIIIW 14 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-66, I-76 -1786) from Meriones persicus, Delijan, 1600 m a.s.l., 14 October 1969, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Host. Meriones persicus .

Distribution. Azerbaijan, Iran (Delijan).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Neotrombicula mofidii, holotype. 1, scutum and eyes; 2, arrangement of dorsal idiosomal setae; 3, arrangement of ventral idiosomal setae. Scale bars: 50 µm (1), 100 µm (2, 3).