Microtrombicula quasisicei (Taufflieb 1958) 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 quasisicei
biology_ecology
Hosts Centropus senegalensis, Dasymys incomtus, Lemniscomys striatus, Mastomys coucha, Passer sp., Pternistis bicalcaratus, P. clappertoni, Rattus rattus, Vanellus tectus.
distribution
Distribution Congo (Brazzaville), DR Congo (Boma, Nioro), Ivory Coast (Bouaké), Senegal (Gorom, Sangalkam).
materials_examined
Holotype MNHN.