Herpetacarus (Herpetacarus) Vercammen-Grandjean, 1960

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 65

Herpetacarus (Herpetacarus) Vercammen-Grandjean, 1960

Herpetacarus (Lukoschuskaaia) Kolebinova & Vercammen-Grandjean, 1980a: 56 , figs 1–5 syn. nov.

Diagnosis

SIF = 7BS-N-3-(2-3)111.0(1)000; fsp = 7.7.7; Ip = 620–880. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap; galeal setae nude; palpal claw 3-pronged; palpal tarsus with 7 branched setae and nude subterminala. Scutum trapezoidal, wider than long, with convex or biconvex posterior margin, with 1 AM, 2 AL and 2 PL setae; PL always longest scutal setae; sensilla fusiform, covered with setules. Eyes 2 + 2. Legs 7-segmented, 2 or 3 genualae I, genualae II and III present, tibiala III present, mastitarsala sometimes present.

Remarks

The presence of extra setae on the lateral scutal margins in Herpetacarus makokoui is obviously a unique character of this species, which does not constitute a separate subgenus. Therefore I regard the subgenus Lukoschuskaaia created on the base of this species as a synonym of Herpetacarus (Herpetacarus) .