Euschoengastia meshhedensis Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 25

Euschoengastia meshhedensis Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978

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Euschoengastia (Euschoengastia) meshhedensis Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978: 140 , fig. 16.

Euschoengastia meshhedensis: Daniel et al., 2010: 1229 , fig. 12.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7B-B-7-2110.0000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL > AM > AL; fD = 2H-12-13- 10-4-4-3; DS = 48–59; VS = 44–52 ; NDV = 92–104; Ip = 868–898; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 near S 2; S 2> S 1. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 64–76, PW 98–109 , SB 34–38, ASB 28– 31, PSB 11, SD 39–42, AP 20–22, AM 31–34 , AL 31–34, PL 64–70 , S 39– 42x14, H 76–84, D min 42, D max 73, V min 31, V max 62, pa 300–308, pm 266–274, pp 300–316. Measurements of holotype: AW 73, PW 101 , SB 34, ASB 26, PSB 12, SD 38, P-PL 22, AP 20, AM 32 , AL 32, PL 67 , H 76, D min 53, D max 72, V min 36, V max 61, pa 288, pm 261, pp 295, Ip 844, TaIIIL 77, TaIIIW 14.

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-637, I-307-3891-92) from Meriones persicus, Mashhad 2, 1100 m a.s.l., 15 October 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Hosts. Apodemus sp., Mus musculus, Meriones persicus , Alticola roylei , Cricetulus migratorius .

Distribution. Iran (Mashhad), Afghanistan.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Euschoengastia meshhedensis, scutum (sensilla lost).