Afrotrombicula (Afrotrombicula) nicolei ( Taufflieb, 1958 ), 2023

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2023, A revision of the chigger genus Afrotrombicula (Acariformes: Trombiculidae), Zootaxa 5323 (1), pp. 27-55 : 34-36

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scientific name	Afrotrombicula (Afrotrombicula) nicolei ( Taufflieb, 1958 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Afrotrombicula (Afrotrombicula) nicolei ( Taufflieb, 1958) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 5 View FIGURE 5 , 6 View FIGURE 6 )

Neotrombicula nicolei Taufflieb, 1958: 418 View in CoL , fig. 2; Stekolnikov 2018: 181 View Cited Treatment .

Neotrombicula (Neotrombicula) nicolei: Vercammen-Grandjean 1965: 71 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-3111.1000; fPp = B/B/NNB; PL> AM> AL (PL> AL> AM); fD = 2H-6-6-6(5)+(22– 27); DS = 38–46; V = 52–64; NDV = 90–110; palpal femur, genu, and tibia with multiple puncta; palpal femoral seta heavily branched, palpal genual seta with few short branches; shape of scutum between pentagonal and hexagonal; scutal puncta dense and small; posterior scutal margin prominent, rounded, almost straight in center; f 1 at level of S 1; f 2 at level of S 2; Ip = 1066–1147. Standard measurements are given in Table 2 View TABLE 2 .

Note. *—after Taufflieb (1958); **—after Kolebinova & Vercammen-Grandjean (1981).

Type deposition. Holotype (60B 1) and one paratype (60B 2) in MNHN; one paratype in MHNG; one paratype was in the collection of Abonnenc; three paratypes were in the collection of Taufflieb.

Distribution and hosts. This species was described from Congo (vicinities of Brazzaville), ex ears of Dasymys incomtus (Sundevall) , Lophuromys sikapusi (Temminck) , and Oenomys hypoxanthus (Pucheran) ( Rodentia : Muridae ).

Type material examined. Holotype ( MNHN 60 About MNHN B 1) ex Oenomys hypoxanthus , B/ville (Brazzaville)-[19]56.

Additional material examined. One topotypic specimen ( MHNG), 2046-2, ex Dasymys incomtus, Gango Luigolo (obviously, Gangalingolo = Nganga Lingolo, 4°19′43″ S, 15°09′24″ E), Congo-[19]62, from Taufflieb GoogleMaps .

References

Kolebinova, M. G. & Vercammen-Grandjean, P. H. (1981) Two new species of the genus Afrotrombicula from Gabon (Acarina: Trombiculidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica, 61 (5 - 6), 415 - 420.

Stekolnikov, A. A. (2018) Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 395, 1 - 233. https: // doi. org / 10.5852 / ejt. 2018.395

Taufflieb, R. (1958) Notes sur les Trombiculidae (Acarina) de la region de Brazzaville (Moyen-Congo). Description d'une sousespece et de deux especes nouvelles. Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique, 51 (3), 413 - 421.

Vercammen-Grandjean, P. H. (1965) Trombiculinae of the world, synopsis with generic, subgeneric, and group diagnoses (Acarina, Trombiculidae). George Williams Hooper Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, 191 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Afrotrombicula nicolei (Taufflieb, 1958), comb. nov., holotype. A, dorsal aspect of idiosoma; B, ventral aspect of idiosoma; C, dorsal idiosomal seta; D, preanal seta. Abbreviations: cxI, leg coxa I; cxII, leg coxa II; cxIII, leg coxa III; H, humeral seta; sta, anterior sternal setae; stp, posterior sternal setae; u, uropore (anus); V, ventral idiosomal setae. Borders between rows of setae are shown by dotted lines. Scale bars: 100 µm (A, B), 20 µm (C, D).

FIGURE 6. Afrotrombicula nicolei (Taufflieb, 1958), comb. nov., holotype. A, scutum (eyes not shown); B, dorsal aspect of gnathosoma; C, ventral aspect of gnathosoma; D, leg I, genu–tarsus; E, leg I, trochanter–telofemur; F, leg II, trochanter–tarsus; G, leg III, trochanter–telofemur; H, leg III, genu–tarsus. Abbreviations: AL, anterolateral scutal seta; AM, anteromedian scutal seta; Cb, cheliceral base; Cs, cheliceral blade; Ga, galeal (deutorostral) seta; ga, genuala I (σ); gm, genuala II (σ); gns, gnathocoxal (tritorostral) seta; gp, genuala III (σ); f1, microtarsala I (ε); f2, microtarsala II (ε); ic, infracapitulum (gnathobase, gnathocoxa); Mt, mastitarsala; PC, palpal claw (odontus); PF, palpal femur; PG, palpal genu; PL, posterolateral scutal seta; pST, parasubterminala (z); PT’, pretarsala I (ζ); PT”, pretarsala II (ζ); PTa, palpal tarsus; PTi, palpal tibia; S, sensillum (trichobothrium); S0, palpal tarsala (ω); S1, leg tarsala I (ω); S2, leg tarsala II (ω); ST, leg subterminala (ζ); ta, tibiala I (φ); tm, tibiala II (φ); tp, tibiala III (φ); ζ, palpal subterminala (ζ); µga, microgenuala I (κ); µta, microtibiala I (κ). Scale bars: 50 µm (A, D–H), 20 µm (B, C).