National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague 10, Czech Republic.
Parasitol Res. 2010 Oct;107(5):1221-33. doi: 10.1007/s00436-010-1992-x. Epub 2010 Aug 25.
Chigger mites of Afghanistan were studied on the base of collections made in Eastern and Central Hindu Kush, Kabul, and some other localities. Fifteen chigger species parasitizing nine species of Rodentia, two species of Lagomorpha, and one species of Soricomorpha were found, including 13 species which were not previously recorded in Afghanistan. Eco-geographical variability is observed in Shunsennia oudemansi: Individuals of this species from high-mountain localities of Eastern Hindu Kush are characterized by larger values of most morphometric characters than the specimens collected in Kabul. Vertical and horizontal distribution of chiggers and chigger-host relationships in Eastern Hindu Kush is discussed. Comparison of our data with that on chigger fauna in the region of Tirich Mir clearly demonstrates the role of the Eastern Hindu Kush main ridge as a border between different chigger faunas.
对阿富汗恙螨进行了研究，研究基础是在兴都库什山脉东部和中部、喀布尔以及其他一些地区采集的标本。共发现寄生在 9 种啮齿动物、2 种兔形目动物和 1 种鼩鼱目动物身上的 15 种恙螨，其中包括 13 种以前在阿富汗没有记录过的物种。在沙氏钝绥螨中观察到生态地理变异性：来自兴都库什山脉东部高海拔地区的该种个体的大多数形态特征值大于在喀布尔采集的标本。讨论了兴都库什山脉东部恙螨和恙螨宿主关系的垂直和水平分布。将我们的数据与 Tirich Mir 地区的恙螨区系进行比较，清楚地表明兴都库什山脉东部主脊是不同恙螨区系之间的边界。
