Schoengastia avis Vercammen-Grandjean, 1958

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in the collection of Alex Fain, with a description of a new genus and three new species, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 265-286 : 277

Schoengastia avis Vercammen-Grandjean, 1958

Type material examined — larva paratype ( RMCA 113917), No. L:151257/S/1, from Centropus superciliosus Hemprich et Ehrenberg ( Cuculiformes : Cuculidae ), DR CONGO, Bukavu, 2°30′S, 28°52′E, 15 Dec. 1957, collected by P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean.

Additional material examined — 1 larva ( IRSNB) from Trachylepis perrotetii perrotetii Duméril et Bibron (= Mabuya p. perrotetii ) ( Squamata : Scincidae ) No. 32.34, DR CONGO, Garamba National Park, 4°11′44′′N, 29°28′51′′E, 10 Nov. 1954, collected by A. Fain; 7 larvae (4 slides, IRSNB) behind forelegs of Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray) (= Mabuya maculilabris ), DR CONGO, Nyonga, 8°35′35′′S, 26°17′35′′E, 17 Mar. 1954, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was previously recorded on two species of birds in Bukavu and Kamaniola ( DR Congo) ( Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded on reptiles for the first time.