Microtrombicula ugandae (Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957) comb. nov.

Trombicula ugandae Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957: 484, figs 1A–B, F, 2A–B, E.

Trombicula ugandae – Audy & Vercammen-Grandjean 1961a: 131. — Zumpt 1961: 138, fig. 82d–e.

Eltonella (Eltonella) ugandae ugandae – Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a: 68, pls L–O; 1965c: 43.

Holotype

Private collection of Vercammen-Grandjean (original data), RMCA (Vercammen-Grandjean 1965a) (? – not found).

Distribution

Uganda (Entebbe), DR Congo (Shabunda, Luvungi, Bukavu).

Hosts

Canis lupus familiaris (type host), Centropus grillii, Oenomys hypoxanthus, Otomys tropicalis, Pelomys fallax .

Remarks

Described from a single specimen.