Schoengastiella caeca André, 1951

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 265-286 : 268

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20184240
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521424
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scientific name	Schoengastiella caeca André, 1951
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Material examined — 1 larva ( IRSNB) from Lophuromys sikapusi (Temminck) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), CÔTE D’IVOIRE, unknown locality, collected by V.D.A. Thys and W. Verheyen; 1 larva ( IRSNB) from Uranomys ruddi Dollman ( Rodentia : Muridae ), DR CONGO, Garamba National Park, 4°11′44′′N, 29°28′51′′E, 3 Mar. 1951, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was found in Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda and Angola on many species of small mammals ( Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded in Côte d’Ivoire, L on. sikapusi and U. ruddi for the first time.