Leptotrombidium subsilvaticum Kudryashova, 1976

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 41

Leptotrombidium subsilvaticum Kudryashova, 1976

Leptotrombidium subsilvaticum Kudryashova, 1976a: 33 , fig. 1; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 112, fig. 9.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7B-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = N/N/BNN; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = l.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; fD = 2H-8-8-8-6-2-2; DS = 34–38; VS = 28–36; NDV = 64–73; Ip = 773–826; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 at level or slightly posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 70–81, PW 81–92 , SB 31– 39, ASB 28–32, PSB 17–20, SD 45–49, AP 24–28, AM 50–62 , AL 39–42, PL 62–70 , S 56–76, H 59–70, D min 42, D max 67, V min 28, V max 59, pa 272–283, pm 235–258, pp 266–288. Measurements of holotype: AW 71, PW 83 , SB 33, ASB 27, PSB 18, SD 45, P-PL 18, AP 23, AM 52 , AL 41, PL 65 , H 60, D min 43, D max 61, V min 32, V max 50, pa 241, pm 223, pp 254, Ip 718, TaIIIL 65, TaIIIW 20.

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-491, I-334-181) from Apodemus sylvaticus, Gorgan , deciduous forest, 22 June 1969, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Host. Apodemus sylvaticus .

Distribution. Iran (Darabad, Gorgan).