Microtrombicula sicei (André, 1951) Stekolnikov, 2018

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 170

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.395
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3849284
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treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Microtrombicula sicei (André, 1951)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Microtrombicula sicei (André, 1951) comb. nov.

Thrombicula sicei André, 1951a: 216 , fig. 1.

Thrombicula sicei – André 1951c: 374. — Le Gac 1951: 545; 1952a: 748; 1952b: 477.

Trombicula (Trombicula) sicei – Wharton & Fuller 1952: 70.

Trombicula sicei – Taufflieb & Mouchet 1959: 231. — Audy & Vercammen-Grandjean 1961a: 131. — Zumpt 1961: 138.

Eltonella (Eltonella) sicei – Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a: 74, pl. T; 1965c: 42. — Taufflieb 1965a: 25. — Taufflieb et al. 1967: 118.

Holotype

MNHN (Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a).

Distribution

Central African Republic (Bangui, Berbérati, Bossangoa, Bouar, Kaga Bandoro, Kouki, M’Baiki, Méré, Mongoumba, Possel, Yaka), Cameroon (Yaoundé), Angola (Dundo).

Hosts

Aethomys medicatus , Anomalurus pusillus , Arvicanthis niloticus , Gallus gallus , Ichneumia albicauda , Lemniscomys barbarus , L. striatus , Mastomys coucha ( Le Gac 1952a) , M. natalensis ( Zumpt 1961) , Mylomys dybowskii , Numida meleagris , N. meleagris galeatus , Pternistis bicalcaratus , Ptilopachus petrosus , P. petrosus brehmi , Rattus rattus , Thryonomys swinderianus .