Microtrombicula vanhoofi Vercammen-Grandjean 1965
- Dataset
- Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Prostigmata
- family
- Trombiculidae
- genus
- Microtrombicula
- species
- Microtrombicula vanhoofi
biology_ecology
Hosts Oenomys hypoxanthus, Praomys sp., Rattus rattus.
distribution
Distribution DR Congo (Bukavu, Lwiro, Mushweshwe).
materials_examined
Holotype RMCA 82740. Material revised Holotype and six paratypes from RMCA, including two nymphs, not suitable for examination.