Trombiculindus hastatum (Gater, 1932), comb. nov.

Trombicula hastata Gater, 1932: 151, figs 3, 4; Gunther 1952: 18.

Neoschoengastia hastata: Womersley & Heaslip 1943: 116, pl. VIII (4).

Trombicula (Trombicula) hastata: Thor & Willmann 1947: 271, fig. 329; Wharton & Fuller 1952: 66.

Trombicula (Neotrombicula) hastata: Womersley 1952: 77, pl. 12 (A–E) (larva), 355, pl. 94 (A–D) (nymph).

Neotrombicula hastata: Radford 1954: 259 .

Euschoengastia hastata: Radford 1954: 265 .

Trombicula (Trombiculindus) hastata: Audy 1957: 235; Womersley & Audy 1957: 258; Schluger et al. 1963: 696, figs. 30–35.

Leptotrombidium (Trombiculindus) hastatum: Traub & Nadchatram 1967b: 435, figs. 77–85; Lakshana 1973: 10; Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1976: 655, pl. 187; Chau et al. 2007: 65, fig. 30.

Leptotrombidium (Trombiculindus) hastata: Domrow 1960a: 166, figs. 9–22 (nymph).

Type deposition. BMNH 1932.4 .18.1.

Type data. Ex Maxomys surifer (syn. Rattus surifer surifer), Malaysia, Selangor State, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

Hosts. RODENTIA: Bandicota indica, Leopoldamys sabanus, Maxomys rajah, M. surifer, M. whiteheadi, Menetes berdmorei, Niviventer niviventer, Rattus rattus, R. exulans, R. tanezumi; SCANDENTIA: Tupaia glis; CARNIVORA: Herpestes javanicus; ERINACEOMORPHA: Hylomys suillus .

Distribution. Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.