Microtrombicula mini ( Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957 ), 2018

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 159-160

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.395
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A244F97F-8CEB-40CE-A182-7E5440337CAA
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3849005
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/486DBB53-FF04-FF1B-8800-F8D0DECAFD09
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Microtrombicula mini ( Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Microtrombicula mini ( Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957) View in CoL comb. nov.

Trombicula mini Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957: 486 , figs 1D–F, 2C–E.

Trombicula mini – Taufflieb & Mouchet 1959: 231. — Audy & Vercammen-Grandjean 1961a: 131. — Zumpt 1961: 137.

Eltonella (Eltonella) mini – Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a: 60, pl. D; 1965c: 42.

Holotype

RMCA (original data), RML 31305 ( Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a).

Material revised

Three specimens ( Nos 135.271–135.273 , labeled as “ Eltonella mini ”) plus one specimen (No. 87519 , labeled as “ Trombicula (Pentacula) rossi mini ”) from RMCA, all from type host and locality.

Distribution

Uganda (Kaabong), Tanzania (Pemba Island).

Host

Procaviidae gen. sp.

References

Abbreviations

RMCA	Belgium, Tervuren, Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale
RMCA	Royal Museum for Central Africa

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
SuperOrder	Acariformes
Order	Trombidiformes
Family	Trombiculidae
SubFamily	Trombiculinae
Tribe	Trombiculini
Genus	Microtrombicula