Two trombiculid larvae (Acarina: Trombidiidae) from Costermansville (Kivu Province, Belgian Congo) of which one is a new species: Schöngastiella wansoni n.sp

In August 1952 one of the authors captured a series of rodents of the type Rattus rattus alexandrinus at Costermansville. The rats were examined at the Medical Laboratory, Astrida (Ruanda), by kind permission of the Director, Doctor J. B. Jadin. Two species of trombiculids were found in one ear, whi...

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Published in:Parasitology
Main Authors: Wolfs, J., Vercammen-Grandjean, P. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1953
Subjects:
Infectious Diseases
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000018552
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000018552
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Summary:In August 1952 one of the authors captured a series of rodents of the type Rattus rattus alexandrinus at Costermansville. The rats were examined at the Medical Laboratory, Astrida (Ruanda), by kind permission of the Director, Doctor J. B. Jadin. Two species of trombiculids were found in one ear, which was very scabby and contained other microscopic arachnidians.

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