Tauffliebiella mailloti (Taufflieb et Abonnenc, 1957)

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 : 280

Tauffliebiella mailloti (Taufflieb et Abonnenc, 1957)

Material examined — 1 larva ( IRSNB) from Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell ( Rodentia : Bathyergidae ) No. 52.1437-40, KENYA, probably between Dandu hill (3°26′25′′N, 39°52′10′′E) and Moyale (3°31′00′′N, 039°03′30′′E) (slide label: “Dandu – Moyale”), Jun. 1952.

Remarks — This species was described from two larvae collected on Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse ( Rodentia : Nesomyidae ) in the surroundings of Brazzaville, Congo. Here it is recorded outside the type locality, in Kenya and H. on glaber for the first time.