Brunehaldia schmuteri (Schluger, 1966)

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 22

Brunehaldia schmuteri (Schluger, 1966)

Euschoengastia (Brunehaldia) schmuteri Schluger, 1966: 212 , fig. 4.

Brunehaldia schmuteri, Kudryashova 1998: 295 , fig. 255.

Euschoengastia (Brunehaldia) zahedanica Kudryashova et al., 1978: 146 , figs. 17 (1), 18 (5, 6), 19 (4–6).

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = l.1.3(4); fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; DS = 100–115; VS = 70–92; NDV = 179–205; Ip = 807–898; eyes absent; pST nude; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 near S 2. Measurements of two paratypes of Euschoengastia (Brunehaldia) zahedanica : AW 71, 69 , PW 77 , 78 , SB 20, 29, ASB 32, 27, PSB 20, 18, SD 52, 45, P-PL 32, 30, AP 16, 14 , AM 35 , 28 , AL 43, 37 , PL 62 , 57 , H 46, 45, D min 34, 33, D max 47, 43, V min 25, 23, V max 43, 38, pa 261, 247, pm 236, 221, pp 274, 256, Ip 771, 724, TaIIIL 72, 63, TaIIIW 17, 20 .

Type material examined. Holotype of Euschoengastia (Brunehaldia) zahedanica larva (ZMMU Tdt-634, I- 293-4149; crystallized, not suitable for measuring) from Meriones libycus, Zahedan, 1525 m a.s.l., 6 November 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov; two paratype larvae (ZMMU Tdt-636, I-295-4149; Tdt-635, I-294-4149) with the same data as holotype.

Hosts. Cricetulus migratorius , Meriones libycus , M. meridianus , M. tamariscinus , Rhombomys opimus .

Distribution. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia (Samara Region), Iran (Zahedan).