Microtrombicula sicei (Andre 1951) Stekolnikov 2018
- Dataset
- Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. (2018): Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 395: 1-233, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.395
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Prostigmata
- family
- Trombiculidae
- genus
- Microtrombicula
- species
- Microtrombicula sicei
biology_ecology
Hosts Aethomys medicatus, Anomalurus pusillus, Arvicanthis niloticus, Gallus gallus, Ichneumia albicauda, Lemniscomys barbarus, L. striatus, Mastomys coucha (Le Gac 1952 a), M. natalensis (Zumpt 1961), Mylomys dybowskii, Numida meleagris, N. meleagris galeatus, Pternistis bicalcaratus, Ptilopachus petrosus, P. petrosus brehmi, Rattus rattus, Thryonomys swinderianus.
distribution
Distribution Central African Republic (Bangui, Berbérati, Bossangoa, Bouar, Kaga Bandoro, Kouki, M’Baiki, Méré, Mongoumba, Possel, Yaka), Cameroon (Yaoundé), Angola (Dundo).
materials_examined
Holotype MNHN (Vercammen-Grandjean 1965 a).