Publication: A revised checklist of chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Thailand, with the description of three new species
1
Issued Date
2016-03-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00222585
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-84962476834
Rights
Mahidol University
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol.53, No.2 (2016), 321-342
Suggested Citation
Kittipong Chaisiri, Alexandr A. Stekolnikov, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Serge Morand A revised checklist of chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Thailand, with the description of three new species. Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol.53, No.2 (2016), 321-342. doi:10.1093/jme/tjv244 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41414
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Authors
Journal Issue
Thesis
Title
A revised checklist of chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Thailand, with the description of three new species
Abstract
© The Authors 2016. Chigger mites of Thailand were studied on the basis of larvae collected from 19 small mammal species (17 species of Rodentia, 1 species of Erinaceomorpha, and 1 species of Scandentia) and revision of published data. Samples of 38 trombiculid species were collected from 11 provinces. Three new species were described: Trombiculindus kosapani sp. nov., Helenicula naresuani sp. nov., and Walchia chavali sp. nov. Ten species were recorded in Thailand for the first time: Leptotrombidium sialkotense Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976; Leptotrombidium subangulare Wen and Xiang, 1984; Leptotrombidium tenompaki Stekolnikov, 2013; Leptotrombidium turdicola Vercammen- Grandjean and Langston, 1976; Leptotrombidium yunlingense Yu, Yang, Zhang and Hu, 1981; Lorillatum hekouensis Yu, Chen and Lin, 1996; Helenicula pilosa (Abonnenc and Taufflieb, 1957); Gahrliepia xiaowoi Wen and Xiang, 1984; Walchiaminuscuta Chen, 1978; andWalchia ventralis (Womersley, 1952). In all, 99 chiggermite species were considered; the presence of 93 species was established in Thailand by original data or properly documented records in the scientific literature. Evidence for 64 species records of 147 from a previous checklist of Thai chiggers (Tanskul 1993) remains unknown. Distribution of chigger species by geographical regions of Thailand is discussed.