A New Species of Chigger Mite (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Rodents in Southwest China
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 63-67, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
This paper describes a new species of chigger mite (Acari Trombiculidae), Gahrliepia cangshanensis n. sp., from rodents in southwest China. The specimens were collected from Yunnan red-backed voles, Eothenomys miletus (Thomas, 1914), and a Chinese white-bellied rat, Niviventer confucianus (Milne-Edwards, 1871) in Yunnan Province. The new species is unique mainly in its number of dorsal setae (n=21), and it has the following features fT (formula of palpotarsus)=4B (B=branched), fp (formula of palpal seta)=B/N/N/N/B (N=naked), a broad tongue-shaped scutum with an almost straight posterior margin, and 17 PPLs (posterior posterolateral seta) with a length of 36-43 microm. This chigger mite may also infect other rodent hosts and may be distributed in other localities.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rodent Diseases
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Rodentia
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Trombiculidae
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China
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Arvicolinae
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Animal Structures
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Ectoparasitic Infestations
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Murinae
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Microscopy
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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