Microtrombicula mastomyia (Radford, 1942)

Material examined — 1 larva (IRSNB) from Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell) ( Rodentia: Muridae) No. 752, DR CONGO, Ituri Province, Kawa, 1°34′N, 30°32′E, collected by A. Fain; 2 larvae (IRSNB) from Mastomys coucha (Smith) ( Rodentia: Muridae) No. 43, DR CONGO, Ituri Province, Blukwa, 1°45′28′′N, 30°36′37′′E, 31 Jul. 1972, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species is widely distributed in Central and West Africa (Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Ghana). It was found on many rodent species and on Crocidura sp. (Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded on A. abyssinicus and M. coucha for the first time.