Schoengastia bicalcar 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 bicalcar Vercammen-Grandjean, 1958

Type material examined — larva paratype ( RMCA 113902), No. L:22554/1, from ear of Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall) (= Dasymys bentleyae ) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), DR CONGO, Bukavu, 2°30′S, 28°52′E, 22 May 1954, collected by Timmermans.

Additional material examined — 1 larva ( IRSNB) from ear of Oenomys hypoxanthus (Pucheran) ( Rodentia : Muridae ) No. 34, DR CONGO, Ituri Province, Kawa, 1°34′N, 30°32′E, Jul. 1956, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was previously found on many species of rodents, including O. hypoxanthus , on Crocidura sp. and two bird species in DR Congo ( Stekolnikov 2018).