Helenicula lanius (Radford, 1946)

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

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Neoschoengastia lanius Radford, 1946b: 262 , figs. 23, 24; Gunther 1952: 33.

Euschoengastia lanius: Wharton & Fuller 1952: 78 ; Radford 1954: 265, fig. 61.

Schoengastia (Ascoschoengastia) lanius: Womersley 1952: 179 , pls. 43 (F–H), 44 (A).

Euschoengastia (Helenicula) lanius: Audy 1954: 153 .

Globularoschoengastia lanius: Chen & Hsu 1955: 127 ; 1958a: 409.

Helenicula lanius: Audy 1957: 265 ; Womersley 1957a: 109; Womersley & Audy 1957: 281; Schluger et al. 1960a: 172, fig. 3; Nadchatram & Traub 1971: 577, figs. 48–51; Lakshana 1973: 18; Wen 1984b: 320; Li et al. 1997: 321, fig. 2-22-9; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003: 350, fig. 115; Chau et al. 2007: 135, fig. 63.

Helenicula (Helenicula) lanius: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 111 ; 1968b: 101.

Neoschoengastia covelli Radford, 1953a: 233 , figs. 5, 6.

Euschoengastia covelli: Radford 1954: 264 .

Euschoengastia (Helenicula) covelli: Audy 1954: 153 .

Helenicula covelli: Audy 1957: 265 .

Helenicula (Helenicula) covelli: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965b: 112 .

Type deposition. N. lanius: BMNH 1948.2.3.22; N. covelli : private collection of C.D. Radford (current deposition unknown).

Type data. N. lanius : ex Lanius schach nasutus (syn. Lanius nasutus ), India, Imphal, Ukrul Road; N. covelli : ex Callosciurus pygerythrus pygerythrus , India, Manipur State, Imphal.

Hosts. RODENTIA : Alticola roylei , Bandicota bengalensis , B. indica , Berylmys manipulus , Callosciurus erythraeus erythraeus , C. pygerythrus pygerythrus , Diomys crumpi , Dremomys pernyi , Hyperacrius sp., Leopoldamys edwardsi , Mus sp., Niviventer confucianus , N. cremoriventer , Rattus andamanensis , R. rattus , R. tanezumi , Sciurotamias forresti , Sciurus vulgaris ; SORICOMORPHA : Suncus murinus ; LAGOMORPHA : Ochotona roylei ; CARNIVORA : Chrotogale owstoni , Herpestes sp.; ARTIODACTYLA : Muntiacus muntjak ; PRIMATES : Macaca mulatta ; AVES: Lanius schach nasutus , L. schach schach .

Distribution. Burma, China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.

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