Microtrombicula azerbaidjanica Muljarskaja, Verdieva and Tchirkova, 1970

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 42

Microtrombicula azerbaidjanica Muljarskaja, Verdieva and Tchirkova, 1970

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Microtrombicula azerbaidjanica Muljarskaja, Verdieva and Tchirkova, 1970: 930 , fig.; Kudryashova 1998: 83, fig. 46. Eltonella azerbaidjanica: Kudryashova et al. 1978: 102 , fig. 5.

Diagnosis. SIF = 6B-B-3-2111.1000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx= 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; fD = 2H-6-6-6-6-4(5)-(4)-(2); DS = 31–36; VS = 30–45; NDV = 66–75; Ip = 680–748; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of 11 Iranian specimens ( Kudryashova 1998): AW 50–59, PW 64–70, SB 20–22, ASB 28, PSB 22–28, SD 50–56, AP 22–25, AM 28–31, AL 28–36, PL 42–48, S 56–64, H 42–48, D min 28, D max 42, V min 20, V max 34, pa 241–260, pm 210–230, pp 232–260.

Type data. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-2777, 5911v) from Mustela nivalis , Azerbaijan, Lenkoranskiy District , Gilyakeran Village, 100–150 m a.s.l., 7 October 1963, coll. N.V. Chirkova.

Hosts. Mustela nivalis , Sorex araneus and 18 species of rodents ( Kudryashova, 1998).

Distribution. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran (Abhar, Ajami, Delijan, Hajiabad, Kazerun 2, Maku, Zarrin Shahr).

Figures

FIGURE 15. Microtrombicula azerbaidjanica, scutum.