Microtrombicula abyssinica ( Radford, 1947 )

AlghamdiK, Samia Q., AlkathiryK, Hadil A., Stekolnikov K, Alexandr A., AlagailiK, Abdulaziz N. & Makepeace K, Benjamin L., 2023, Additions to the chigger mite fauna (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species, Acarologia 63 (1), pp. 3-23 : 10

Microtrombicula abyssinica ( Radford, 1947)

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Trombicula abyssinica Radford, 1947: 590 ; Audy & Vercammen-Grandjean 1961: 131 ; Zumpt 1961: 137.

Trombicula (Trombicula) abyssinica: Wharton & Fuller 1952: 61 .

Eltonella (Eltonella) abyssinica: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a: 66 ; 1965b: 41.

Microtrombicula abyssinica: Stekolnikov 2018: 145 .

Figures

Figure 4 Microtrombicula abyssinica(Radford, 1947), additional specimen: A – anterior part of idiosoma with scutum; B – scutum (only one broken sensillum present). Microtrombicula saperoi(Radford, 1954), additional specimen: C – anterior part of idiosoma with scutum; D – scutum (one sensillum broken). Scale bars: 50 μm.

Figure 5 Microtrombicula abyssinica(Radford, 1947), additional specimen: A – dorsal aspect of idiosoma; B – ventral idiosomal setae; C – scutum (only one broken sensillum present); D – anterior sternal seta; E – posterior sternal seta; F – coxal seta I; G – coxal seta II; H – coxal seta III; I – preanal idiosomal seta; J – humeral seta; K – dorsal idiosomal seta ofst1posthumeral row. Abbreviations: AL – anterolateral scutal seta; AM – anteromedian scutal seta; H – humeral seta; PL – posterolateral scutal seta; S – sensillum; u – uropore (anus); V – ventral idiosomal setae. Scale bars: A, B – 100 µm; C – 50 µm; D – K – 20 µm.

Figure 6 Microtrombicula abyssinica(Radford, 1947), additional specimen: A – ventral aspect of gnathosoma; B – dorsal aspect of gnathosoma; C – leg I (trochanter – tarsus); D – leg II (trochanter – tarsus); E – leg III (trochanter – tarsus). Abbreviations: Mt – mastitarsala. Other abbreviations as on Figure 3. Scale bars: A, B – 20 µm; C – E – 50 µm.