Two new species of Apoloniinae (Acari: Trombiculoidea: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from African small mammals, with a key to the species of the world.
The genus Liuella Wang et Bai, 1992 is transferred from Trombiculidae to Apoloniinae and a new species Liuella monosetosa sp. n. described from specimens taken in Morocco from the hosts Gerbillus sp. and Meriones libycus Lichtenstein. A new species of Straelensia Vercammen-Grandjean et Kolebinova, 1968, Straelensia variocula sp. n. is described from specimens taken in Morocco and Burkina Faso from the hosts Genetta thierryi Matschie, Gerbillus sp., M. libycus and Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy). A list of species, hosts and localities and a key to the species of the Apoloniinae of the world are presented.
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Wayne A
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College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA. last@lava.net
D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D007306:Insecticides; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000145:classification*
D007306:Insecticides