Ericotrombidium Vercammen-Grandjean and André, 1966

Stekolnikov, Alexandr & Daniel, Milan, 2012, 3216, Zootaxa 3216, pp. 1-104 : 70-71

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scientific name	Ericotrombidium Vercammen-Grandjean and André, 1966
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Genus Ericotrombidium Vercammen-Grandjean and André, 1966

Leptotrombidium (Ericotrombidium) Vercammen-Grandjean and André, 1966: 64 ; Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1971: 447; 1976: 737; Fernandes & Kulkarni, 2003: 89.

Ericotrombidium, Kudryashova & Abou-Taka 1986: 96 ; Kudryashova 1998: 125.

Type species: Leptotrombidium galliardi Vercammen-Grandjean and Taufflieb, 1959 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = B/N/N(B)B(N)B; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2. Eyes 2 + 2. Scutum subrectangular. Sensilla flagelliform, branched.

Hosts. Mammals, reptiles, birds.

Distribution. Europe (up to 54° N), South and Middle Asia, Africa, North America.

Species included. More than 30 ( Kudryashova 1998).

Remarks. The name Ericotrombidium was proposed as nomen novum for Cotrombidium, as the last name was found to be an objective synonym of other chigger genus ( Vercammen-Grandjean & André 1966).