Kepkatrombicula horti ( Kudryashova, 1977 )

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

Kepkatrombicula horti ( Kudryashova, 1977)

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Neotrombicula horti Kudryashova, 1977: 55 , fig. 7; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 133.

Eutonella horti: Stekolnikov 2001b: 102 .

Kepkatrombicula horti: Kudryashova & Stekolnikov 2010: 80 .

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-N-3-2111.1000; fPp = B/B/NBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; fD = 2H-[8-7]-[7-6]- 10-8-6-4; DS = 51–61; VS = 40–43 ; NDV = 94–101; Ip = 1078–1109; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 81–84, PW 92–95 , SB 35–36, ASB 34–36, PSB 28–31, SD 64–67, AP 22–28 , AM 42–45 , AL 50–56 , PL 62–73 , S 76–78, H 67–73, D min 48–53, D max 67–73, V min 39–42, V max 56–62, pa 378–381, pm 316–336, pp 384–398. Measurements of holotype: AW 83 , PW 90 , SB 32, ASB 34, PSB 33, SD 67, P-PL 36, AP 23 , AM 40 , AL 54 , PL 72 , S 83, H 75, D min 52, D max 69, V min 41, V max 67, pa 349, pm 310, pp 358, Ip 1017, TaIIIL 112, TaIIIW 14 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-51, I-157-3852) from Chionomys nivalis, Mashhad 2, 1100 m a.s.l., 15–19 October 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Host. Chionomys nivalis .

Distribution. Iran (Mashhad 2).

Figures

FIGURE 20. Kepkatrombicula horti, holotype. 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).