Microtrombicula mastomyia (Radford, 1942)

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 : 283

Microtrombicula mastomyia (Radford, 1942)

Material examined — 1 larva ( IRSNB) from Arvicanthis abyssinicus (Rüppell) ( Rodentia : Muridae ) No. 752, DR CONGO, Ituri Province, Kawa, 1°34′N, 30°32′E, collected by A. Fain; 2 larvae ( IRSNB) from Mastomys coucha (Smith) ( Rodentia : Muridae ) No. 43, DR CONGO, Ituri Province, Blukwa, 1°45′28′′N, 30°36′37′′E, 31 Jul. 1972, collected by A. Fain.

Remarks — This species is widely distributed in Central and West Africa ( Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon and Ghana). It was found on many rodent species and on Crocidura sp. ( Stekolnikov 2018). Here it is recorded on A. abyssinicus and M. coucha for the first time.