Schoengastia tiptoni

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2019, A catalogue of the holotypes of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) at the Natural History Museum of Geneva, Zootaxa 4620 (1), pp. 1-71 : 43

Schoengastia tiptoni (nomen nudum)

Name on slide: Schoengastia tiptoni (nomen nudum).

Handwritten catalogue: Schoengastia .

Inscription: No.

Collection data: Madagascar, Maravoay ( Madagascar, Marovoay, 16°06'S, 46°38'E); ex “ Centropus madagascariensis ” – Centropus toulou (Statius Müller) ; 12 Sep. 1951; V.J. Tipton.

Number(s): RT. B-9619 SUB.MA.D.

Remarks: Note that Schoutedenichia (Schoutedenichia) tiptoni Vercammen-Grandjean & Watkins, 1965 was also described from Madagascar, by the material with another locality, host and date ( Vercammen-Grandjean, Watkins 1965a). Its holotype is preserved in USNM ( Goff 1989).