Schoengastiella (Audya) nasicola (Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956)

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 : 268-269

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20184240
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521426
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scientific name	Schoengastiella (Audya) nasicola (Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956)
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Type material examined — larva holotype ( RMCA 82444), No. L:22154/A/1, from nasal cavity of Rattus rattus (L.) (= Rattus rattus frugivorus ) ( Rodentia : Muridae ), DR CONGO, Mbandaka (= Coq’ville), 0°02′52′′N, 18°15′21′′E, 22 Jan. 1954, collected by Ch. Lucasse; larva paratype ( RMCA 82448), No. L:22154/A/32, with the same data.

Additional material examined. 5 larvae (3 slides, IRSNB) from nasal cavity of Potamogale velox (Du Chaillu) ( Afrosoricida : Tenrecidae ), DR CONGO, unknown locality, 1960, collected by W. Verheyen, mites collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species was also recorded on P. velox in Angola (Dundo) ( Taufflieb 1965a). The specimens from IRSNB constitute third known sample of this species.