Helenicula kohlsi (Philip and Woodward, 1946)

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2021, A checklist of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4913 (1), pp. 1-163 : 84-85

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Neoschoengastia kohlsi Philip and Woodward, 1946b: 159 , pl. I (B, D); Gunther 1952: 33; Radford 1954: 263; Goff 1989: 114.

Ascoschoengastia kohlsi: Philip & Woodward 1946a: 509 .

Schoengastia (Ascoschoengastia) kohlsi: Womersley 1952: 176 , pl. 42 (C–F).

Euschoengastia kohlsi: Wharton & Fuller 1952: 78 ; Radford 1954: 265, fig. 95.

Euschoengastia (Helenicula) kohlsi: Audy 1954: 153 .

Globularoschoengastia kohlsi: Chen & Hsu 1955: 124 , figs. 51–56; Hsu & Chen 1957: 250; Chen & Hsu 1958a: 408.

Helenicula kohlsi: Audy 1957: 265 ; Womersley & Audy 1957: 281; Schluger et al. 1960a: 171, fig. 2; Nadchatram & Traub 1971: 573, figs. 32–39; Lakshana 1973: 18; Wen 1984b: 319; Domrow & Lester 1985: 59, figs. 127–130; Li et al. 1997: 320, fig. 2-22-8; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003: 356, fig. 117; Chau et al. 2007: 133, fig. 62; Chung et al. 2015a: 1249; 2015b: 35, fig. 9; Chaisiri et al. 2016: 329.

Helenicula (Helenicula) kohlsi: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 112 ; 1968b: 101.

Helenicula hongkongensis Womersley, 1957a: 105 , fig. 1 (A–H); Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 135.

Globularoschoengastia hongkongensis: Chen & Hsu 1958a: 408 .

Type deposition. H. kohlsi: USNM ; H. hongkongensis: SAM.

Type data. H. kohlsi : ex Rattus tanezumi View in CoL (syn. Rattus mindanensis mindanensis View in CoL ), Philippines, Mindoro Is., San Jose; H. hongkongensis : ex Rattus rattus View in CoL , China, Hong Kong, The Peak, 563 Middle Gap Road.

Hosts. RODENTIA : Apodemus chevrieri , Bandicota bengalensis , B. indica , Berylmys berdmorei , B. manipulus , Callosciurus erythraeus , Cremnomys cutchicus , Diomys crumpi , Funambulus pennantii , Hadromys humei , Leopoldamys edwardsi , Madromys blanfordi , Melomys cervinipes , Menetes berdmorei , Mus booduga booduga , M. musculus , M. musculus domesticus , M. platythrix , Nesokia sp., Niviventer cremoriventer , Rattus andamanensis , R. exulans , R. leucopus , R. nitidus , R. norvegicus , R. rattus , R. tanezumi ; SORICOMORPHA : Anourosorex squamipes , Suncus murinus , S. stoliczkanus ; SCANDENTIA : Tupaia glis ; CARNIVORA : Prionailurus bengalensis , Viverricula indica ; ARTIODACTYLA : Muntiacus muntjak ; DIPROTODONTIA : Macropus agilis ; PRIMATES : Homo sapiens , Macaca mulatta ; SQUAMATA : Hemidactylus frenatus ; AVES: Gallus gallus , Geokichla citrina , Turnix tanki .

Distribution. Australia, Burma, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

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