Additions to the chigger mite fauna (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 03 Jan 2023Publisher:Les Amis d'AcarologiaJournal:Acarologia, volume 63, pages 3-23 (issn: 0044-586X, eissn: 2107-7207,

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Authors: Samia Q. Alghamdi; Hadil A. Alkathiry; Alexandr A. Stekolnikov; Abdulaziz N. Alagaili; Benjamin L. Makepeace;

doi: 10.24349/dsrx-oryy

Additions to the chigger mite fauna (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species

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Collections of chigger mites from murid rodents were performed in two bordering provinces of southwestern Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah and ‘Asir. A total of 561 chiggers belonging to 19 species were collected in 2020 and 2021 from 54 rodents of two species, Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzchmar) and Mus musculus L. One new species is described: Odontacarus thesigeri n. sp. Five species are recorded in Saudi Arabia for the first time: Microtrombicula abyssinica (Radford, 1947), Microtrombicula felis (Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965), Microtrombicula saperoi (Radford, 1954), Schoengastiella hypoderma Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956, and Schoutedenichia originalis Kudryashova, 1976. Among them, M. abyssinica and M. saperoi, are re-described based on type specimens and new materials.

Related Organizations

King Saud University
Saudi Arabia
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
Zoological Institute
Russian Federation
Al Baha University
Saudi Arabia

Keywords

Arthropoda, Arachnida, Animalia, Trombidiformes, Biodiversity, Trombiculidae, Taxonomy

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