Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Makalu Region in Nepal Himalaya, with a Description of Three New Species

M. Daniel; A. A. Stekol'Nikov

doi:10.1603/033.046.0405

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M. Daniel,¹ A. A. Stekol'Nikov^*

¹1School of Public Health, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Ruská 85, 100 05 Prague 10,

^*Corresponding author; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia (e-mail: acari@zin.ru).

Abstract

Three new species of chigger mites, Neotrombicula kounickyi sp. n., Leptotrombidium angkamii sp. n., and Doloisia vlastae sp. n., are described from two species of small mammals collected in the Barun Glacier Valley, Makalu region, Nepal Himalaya. Two species, Trombiculindus mehtai Fernandes et Kulkarni, 2003 and Cheladonta ikaoensis (Sasa et al., 1951) are recorded for the first time in Nepal. Data on altitude distribution of chiggers and their host preferences are given.

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M. Daniel and A. A. Stekol'Nikov "Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Makalu Region in Nepal Himalaya, with a Description of Three New Species," Journal of Medical Entomology 46(4), 753-765, (1 July 2009). https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0405

Received: 7 November 2008; Accepted: 26 April 2009; Published: 1 July 2009