Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 265-286 : 279

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20184240

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521452

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scientific name

Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953
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Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953 View in CoL

Type material examined — larva holotype ( RMCA 76183), No. 71052/2, from Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), RWANDA, Butare (= Astrida), 2°36′S, 29°45′E, 7 Oct. 1952, collected by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean; larva paratype #24 ( RMCA 76188), No. 31052/52, from Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall) ( Rodentia : Muridae ) Dasymys (= bentleyae ), RWANDA, Butare, 3 Oct. 1952, collected by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean.

Additional material examined — 2 larvae ( IRSNB) from nasal cavity of Rattus rattus (L.) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), RWANDA, Butare, Mar. 1955, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was found on many hosts in Rwanda and Congo ( Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded on R. rattus for the first time.

RMCA

Royal Museum for Central Africa

IRSNB

Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

SuperOrder

Acariformes

Order

Trombidiformes

Family

Trombiculidae

SubFamily

Trombiculinae

Tribe

Schoengastiini

Genus

Schoutedenichia

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