Leptotrombidium silvaticum Hushcha and Schluger, 1967

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 41

Leptotrombidium silvaticum Hushcha and Schluger, 1967

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Leptotrombidium silvaticum Hushcha and Schluger, 1967: 71 , figs. 1, 2; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 111; Kudryashova 1998: 111, fig. 71; Stekolnikov 2013: 61 . Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) pakistanum Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 397 , pl. 89.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7B-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = N/N/BNN; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx= 1.1.1; fSt=2.2; fSc: PL ḵ AM> AL; fD = 2H-8-6-6-6-4-2; DS = 34; VS = 29; NDV = 63; Ip = 773–842; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements ( Stekolnikov 2013): AW 67–79, PW 81–92, SB 32–38, ASB 25–32, PSB 16–18, SD 39–49, AP 20– 30, AM 53–65, AL 36–45, PL 56–67, S 63–84, H 54–66, D min 34–48, D max 50–64, V min 22–25, V max 45–54, pa 254– 292, pm 236–268, pp 263–290.

Type data. Type series in the Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) .

Hosts. Fourteen species of rodents and insectivores ( Kudryashova, 1998).

Distribution. Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Iran (Chalus, Sefidrud).

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FIGURE 13. Leptotrombidium silvaticum, scutum.