Schoengastia vieta Gater 1932
- Dataset
- A checklist of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Southeast Asia
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Prostigmata
- family
- Trombiculidae
- genus
- Schoengastia
- species
- Schoengastia vieta
discussion
Hosts. RODENTIA: Bandicota bengalensis, B. indica, Callosciurus notatus, Rattus argentiventer, R. losea, R. norvegicus norvegicus, R. rattus, R. tanezumi, R. tiomanicus, Sundamys muelleri; CARNIVORA: Herpestes javanicus; SQUAMATA: Calotes versicolor, Mabuya sp.; AVES: Centropus sp.
distribution
Distribution. Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldive Islands, Thailand.
materials_examined
Type deposition. S. vieta: USNM (Wharton & Fuller 1952), BMNH 1932.7.18.7 (Fuller 1952); S. maldiviensis: BMNH 1948.2.3.3.
type_taxon
Type data. S. vieta: ex Rattus tanezumi (syn. Rattus rattus diardii), Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur; S. maldiviensis: ex Calotes versicolor, Maldive Islands, Gan.
Name
- Homonyms
- Schoengastia vieta Gater 1932