Neotrombicula valenti Kudryashova, 1973

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 53

Neotrombicula valenti Kudryashova, 1973

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Neotrombicula valenti Kudryashova, 1973 in Kudryashova et al. 1973a: 134 , fig. 4; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 136.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-N-3-3111.1000; fPp = B/B/NBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.2.2; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; fD = 2H-14(11–13)-10(11–12)-12(10–14)...; DS = 47–61; VS = 40–58; NDV = 97–115; Ip = 1158–1241; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 slightly anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 79–83, PW 89–99 , SB 30–33, ASB 39–43, PSB 30–36, SD 73–76, AP 30–36 , AM 40–50 , AL 50–56 , PL 63–73 , S 82–96, H 63–76, D min 40, D max 66, V min 30, V max 50, pa 403–436, pm 353–380, pp 403–432. Measurements of holotype: AW 80 , PW 90 , SB 32, ASB 38, PSB 32, SD 70, P-PL 31, AP 31 , AM 44 , AL 50 , PL 67 , S 95, H 68, D min 44, D max 58, V min 34, V max 53, pa 398, pm 344, pp 398, Ip 1140, TaIIIL 124, TaIIIW 22 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-104, I-47 -2497) from Meriones lybicus, Chahar Taq, 1000 –1500 m a.s.l., sandy terraces with bush of tamarisk and stones along the river; alfalfa fields, 30 November 1969, coll. V.M. Neronov; paratype larva (I-51 -2524) with same data.

Hosts. Cricetulus migratorius , Gerbillus nanus , Meriones libycus , M. persicus , Mus musculus.

Distribution. Iran (Chahar Taq, Kerman).

Figures

FIGURE 25. Neotrombicula valenti, paratype. 1, scutum and eyes; 2, arrangement of dorsal idiosomal setae; 3, arrangement of ventral idiosomal setae. Scale bars: 50 µm (1), 100 µm (2, 3).