Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov, 2018

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 171-172

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.395
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A244F97F-8CEB-40CE-A182-7E5440337CAA
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3849315
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/486DBB53-FF30-FF2F-88A0-FA7DDEE9FE7B
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov
status	nom. nov.

Treatment

Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov , nom. nov.

Eltonella (Eltonella) myonacis heliosciuri Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965a: 61 , pl. G.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the common English name of the type host family (squirrel).

Holotype

RMCA (not found).

Distribution

DR Congo (Bukama).

Host

Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae .

Remarks

The new name is proposed to fix the homonymy of this species with Microtrombicula (Microtrombicula) heliosciuri Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965 , which arised after transferring the former to the genus Microtrombicula .

Abbreviations

RMCA	Royal Museum for Central Africa

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No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Prostigmata
Family	Trombiculidae
Genus	Microtrombicula

Microtrombicula squirreli Stekolnikov

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. 2018

2018

Eltonella (Eltonella) myonacis heliosciuri

Vercammen-Grandjean 1965: 61

1965

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