Matacarus Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2018, Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 395, pp. 1-233 : 47

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.395

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A244F97F-8CEB-40CE-A182-7E5440337CAA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3849680

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/486DBB53-FFB4-FFAA-8B79-FE45DDF0FD2C

treatment provided by

Valdenar

scientific name

Matacarus Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956
status

 

Matacarus Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956

Diagnosis

SIF = 7B-B-(2-8)-2(1)111.0(1)0(2)00; fsp = 6.6.6; fSt = 0.2; fCx = 2.1.1. Cheliceral blade with dorsal and ventral rows of teeth; galeal setae branched; palpal claw divided by 2–8 prongs; palpal tarsus with 7 branched setae. Scutum subpentagonal, with rounded posterior margin, with nasus, 2 AM, 2 AL and 2 PL setae; sensilla flagelliform, branched in distal half. Eyes 2 + 2; tracheae and stigmae present. Legs 6-segmented, onychotriches present, subterminala and parasubterminala I present or absent, 1–2 genualae I, genualae II and III present, tibiala III present, mastitarsala present or absent, mastitibialae sometimes present. Parasites of reptiles.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

SuperOrder

Acariformes

Order

Prostigmata

Family

Leeuwenhoekiidae

SubFamily

Leeuwenhoekiinae

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