Schoengastiella (Audya) nasicola

• Main Author: Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Trombidiformes; Trombiculidae; Schoengastiella; Schoengastiella nasicola; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521425; https://zenodo.org/record/4521425

Schoengastiella (Audya) nasicola (Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956) Type material examined — larva holotype (RMCA 82444), No. L:22154/A/1, from nasal cavity of Rattus rattus (L.) (= Rattus rattus frugivorus ) (Rodentia: Muridae), DR CONGO, Mbandaka (= Coq’ville), 0°02′52′′N, 18°15′21′′E, 22 Jan. 1954, collected by Ch. Lucasse; larva paratype (RMCA 82448), No. L:22154/A/32, with the same data. Additional material examined. 5 larvae (3 slides, IRSNB) from nasal cavity of Potamogale velox (Du Chaillu) (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae), DR CONGO, unknown locality, 1960, collected by W. Verheyen, mites collected by A. Fain. Remarks — This species was also recorded on P. velox in Angola (Dundo) (Taufflieb 1965a). The specimens from IRSNB constitute third known sample of this species. : Published as part of 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, pp. 265-286 in Acarologia 58 (2) on pages 268-269, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184240, http://zenodo.org/record/4502371 : {"references": ["Taufflieb R. 1965 a. Contribution a l'etude des Trombiculidae (Acarina) d'Angola. Publicacoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 4095: 21 - 36."]}