Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Makalu region in Nepal Himalaya, with a description of three new species.
Three new species of chigger mites, Neotrombicula kounickyi sp. n., Leptotrombidium angkamii sp. n., and Doloisia vlastae sp. n., are described from two species of small mammals collected in the Barun Glacier Valley, Makalu region, Nepal Himalaya. Two species, Trombiculindus mehtai Fernandes et Kulkarni, 2003 and Cheladonta ikaoensis (Sasa et al., 1951) are recorded for the first time in Nepal. Data on altitude distribution of chiggers and their host preferences are given.
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School of Public Health, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Ruská 85, 100 05 Prague 10, Czech Republic.
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D000818:Animals; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D009390:Nepal; D013045:Species Specificity; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development