Walchia montana Kudryashova, 1976

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 17

Walchia montana Kudryashova, 1976

Walchia montana Kudryashova, 1976b: 1100 , fig. 8; Kudryashova et al. 1978: 169.

Diagnosis. SIF = 4B-N-3-2000.0000; fPp = N/N/NNN; fsp = 7.6.6; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL ḵ AL; fD = 2H- 6-8- 10-8-6-4; DS = 44–47; VS = 41–48 ; NDV = 88–92; Ip = 638–647; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 at level of S 1; f 2 at level or slightly anterior to S 2. Measurements of holotype and paratype ( Kudryashova et al. 1978): AW 45, 45 , PW 59 , 59 , SB 35, 39, ASB 20, 21, PSB 45, 41, SD 65, 62, AP 36, 34, AL 28, 34 , PL 31 , 34 , S 31x14, –, H 36, 34, D min 25, 28, D max 34, 31, V min 14, 17, V max 25, 28, pa 227, 221, pm 188, 190, pp 232, 227. Measurements of holotype: AW 43 , PW 57 , SB 33, ASB 20, PSB 41, SD 61, P-PL 23, AP 37, AL 25 , PL 27 , H 34, D min 23, D max 26, V min 14, V max 22, pa 203, pm 160, pp 196, Ip 559, TaIIIL 56, TaIIIW 16 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-714, I-325-3053) from Meriones persicus, Maku, 1000 m a.s.l., 20 August 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Host. Meriones persicus .

Distribution. Iran (Maku, Urmia).