Brunehaldia iranica ( Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978 )

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., Saboori, Alireza, Shamsi, Mohsen & Hakimitabar, Masoud, 2019, Chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran, Zootaxa 4549 (1), pp. 1-66 : 21

Brunehaldia iranica ( Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978)

Euschoengastia (Brunehaldia) iranica Kudryashova, Neronov and Farang-Azad, 1978: 142 , figs. 17 (2–5), 18 (7–8). Brunehaldia iranica: Kudryashova 1998: 292 , fig. 252; Stekolnikov & Daniel 2012: 77.

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-2111.0000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = l.1.3; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AL> AM; DS = 89–106; VS = 60–83; NDV = 152–176; Ip = 767–835; eyes absent; pST with 1–2 branches; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 near or slightly posterior to S 2. Measurements of type series ( Kudryashova 1998): AW 62–70, PW 70–81 , SB 25– 28, ASB 25–31, PSB 14–20, SD 42–48, AP 14 , AM 31–34 , AL 42–48 , PL 56–67 , D min 34–39, D max 45–53, V min 20– 28, V max 36–42, pa 263–288, pm 238–255, pp 266–297. Measurements of holotype: AW 65 , PW 71 , SB 23, ASB 30, PSB 18, SD 48, P-PL 30, AP 15 , AM 31 , AL 36 , PL 52 , H 41, D min 32, D max 41, V min 22, V max 37, pa 254, pm 230, pp 254, Ip 738, TaIIIL 61, TaIIIW 16 .

Type material examined. Holotype larva ( ZMMU Tdt-613, I-296-3044) from Meriones persicus, Maku, 1000 m a.s.l., 20 August 1970, coll. V.M. Neronov.

Hosts. Allactaga williamsi , Apodemus agrarius , Apodemus sylvaticus , Cricetulus migratorius , Meriones persicus .

Distribution. Iran (Abhar, Delijan, Maku), Russia (south of Stavropolsky Krai, North Ossetia).