Schoengastiella irani Wen and Saboori, 2004

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 15-16

Schoengastiella irani Wen and Saboori, 2004

Schoengastiella (Dureniella) irani Wen and Saboori, 2004: 191 , figs 1–2.

Diagnosis. SIF = 5B-N-3-2110.0000; fPp = N/N/NNN; fsp = 7.6.6; fCx = 1.1.2; fSt = 2.2; fSc: AL = PL> PPL; fD = 2H-6-6-6-4-2-(3); DS = 28–31; VS = 45–47; NDV = 73–78; Ip = 639–672; eyes absent; sensilla lanceolate; f 1 posterior to S 1; f 2 near and slightly anterior to S 2. Measurements of holotype and paratype ( Wen & Saboori 2004): AW 50, 48 , PW 74 , 75 , SB 47, 48, ASB 20, 20, PSB 84, 93, SD 104, 113, AP 38, 48, AL 34, 38 , PL 33 , 38 , PPL 30, 33, S 43, 41, H 43, 40, D min 24, 28, D max 35, 38, V min 17, 20, V max 27, 28, pa 218, 230, pm 198, 213, pp 223, 228, Ip 639, 672 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum , Department of Plant Protection , College of Agriculture , University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran) from Rattus sp., Ahvaz, 20 October 1998, coll. A. Nemati.

Host. Rattus sp.

Distribution. Iran (Ahvaz).