Helenicula scanloni (Domrow and Nadchatram, 1964)

Material examined. Location A: 2 larvae from Pellorneum ruficeps ( Passeriformes: Pellorneidae), 1 February 2010.

Distribution and hosts. In South Vietnam, Helenicula scanloni is reported to infest Tupaia sp. ( Scandentia: Tapaiidae), Menetes sp. ( Rodentia: Sciuridae), and Rattus sp. ( Rodentia: Muridae); in Thailand, this chigger is reported to occur on birds Gallus gallus (Linnaeus) ( Galliformes: Phasianidae), Centropus sinensis (Stephens) ( Cuculiformes: Cuculidae), Dicrurus hottentottus (Linnaeus) ( Passeriformes: Dicruridae), Pellorneum ruficeps, Pomatorhinus hypoleucos (Blyth) ( Passeriformes: Timaliidae), and Hydrornis oatesi (Hume) (Passerifomes: Pittidae), as well as on mammalian hosts Tupaia glis ( Scandentia: Tupaiidae), Rattus rattus (Linnaeus) ( Rodentia: Muridae), and Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr) ( Carnivora: Felidae) (Nadchatram & Traub 1971).