A Catalogue of the Holotypes of Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) at the Natural History Museum of Geneva
A Catalogue of the Holotypes of Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) at the Natural History Museum of Geneva

Author: author 1

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 9781776706891

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"Abstract: The personal collection of P.H. Vercammen-Grandjean, which is deposited in the Natural History Museum of Geneva (Switzerland), is revised and a catalogue of holotypes is compiled. The inventory includes data on the holotypes of 92 valid trombiculid species, 18 specimens erroneously labeled as holotypes and 84 specimens designated as holotypes of unpublilshed species (nomina nuda). Keywords: Acari, Trombiculidae, chiggers, Natural History Museum of Geneva, type specimens, Vercammen-Grandjean"--Page 3.

Chiggers
Chiggers

Author: Gail Jarrow

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780737717785

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Provides an overview of what chiggers are, how they live, and their potential as a carrier of disease.

Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran
Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Iran

Author: Alexandr A. Stekolnikov

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781776705863

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"Chigger mites of Iran have been revised based on examination of type materials in the collection of Zoological Museum of Moscow University and reference data. Hitherto, 85 species of trombiculids were recorded in Iran; synonymy, diagnoses, data on depositories of type specimens, lists of hosts and collection localities are given for each species. Original measurements of holotypes or paratypes are provided for 46 species. Four new combinations are proposed: Ornithogastia merops (Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970) comb. nov., transferred from Guntherana; O. oenanthe (Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970) comb. nov., transferred from Guntherana; Microtrombicula galerida (Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970), comb. nov., transferred from Eltonella; and M. meriones (Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970), comb. nov., transferred from Eltonella. Comparison of our measurements of holotypes with those given in the original species descriptions published by Kudryashova was carried out using statistical methods to establish probable systematic bias between metric data obtained by different researchers. A key to species of Iranian trombiculid larvae is compiled. With the use of public geoinformation online resources, actual names and coordinates were established for all 48 sites of Iran where chigger mites were collected. Keywords: Acari, chiggers, Western Asia, taxonomy, distribution"--page 4.