Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean 1953

• Main Author: Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Trombidiformes; Trombiculidae; Schoutedenichia; Schoutedenichia schoutedeni; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521451; https://zenodo.org/record/4521451

Schoutedenichia schoutedeni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1953 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. : 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 page 279, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184240, http://zenodo.org/record/4502371 : {"references": ["Stekolnikov A. A. 2018. Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 395: 1 - 233. doi: 10.5852 / ejt. 2018.395"]}