Blankaartia Oudemans, 1911

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 125

Blankaartia Oudemans, 1911

Diagnosis

SIF = 7BS-N(B)-3-3111.1000; fsp = 7.7.7; Ip = 800–1520. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap and one dorso-apical tooth; galeal setae nude or branched; palpal claw divided by 3 prongs; palpal tarsus with 7 branched setae and nude subterminala. Scutum pentagonal, with prominent pointed posterior margin and anterolateral shoulders, with 1 AM, 2 AL and 2 PL setae; sensillary bases situated far apart and clearly anterior to PL; sensilla flagelliform, branched in distal half. Eyes 2 + 2. Legs 7-segmented, 3 genualae I, mastitarsala III present, sometimes with few basal cilia, puncta on leg coxae arranged in longitudinal lines.