Cheladonta serrata 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 : 24-25

Cheladonta serrata Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978

Cheladonta (Susa) serrata Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978: 156 , fig. 23.

Diagnosis. SIF = 4B-B-3-2000.0000; fPp = B/B/bbB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; fD = 4H-6-4-8-6-8-4-7-2-8-3-4-6; DS = 58–74; VS = 50–62; NDV = 112–131; Ip = 663–698; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 anterior to S 2; S 2> S 1. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 42–46, PW 56–64 , SB 17–21, ASB 17–20, PSB 14–18, SD 34–37, AP 28–31, AM 22–28 , AL 20–22, PL 34–36 , H 31–36, D min 17, D max 34, V min 14, V max 28, pa 246–260, pm 190–207, pp 221–238. Measurements of holotype: AW 42, PW 61 , SB 18, ASB 18, PSB 16, SD 34, P-PL 5, AP 30, AM 25 , AL 20, PL 32 , S 30, H 31, D min 19, D max 30, V min 17, V max 26, pa 232, pm 187, pp 212, Ip 631, TaIIIL 58, TaIIIW 14.

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-251, I-13-2446) from Meriones persicus, Chahar Taq, 1130 m a.s.l., stony slopes of mountains and thickets of tamarisk along the river, 27 November 1969, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Hosts. Meriones persicus and Nesokia indica .

Distribution. Iran (Chahar Taq, Kerman, Zahedan).