Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya Emb. 1; Saint Petersburg 199034; Russia.
Zootaxa. 2023 Jul 31;5323(1):27-55. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.1.2.
The chigger genus Afrotrombicula Kolebinova and Vercammen-Grandjean, 1978 has been revised based on examination of museum specimens and reference data. Six species have been transferred to this genus from Neotrombicula Hirst, 1925 with the following new combinations: Afrotrombicula (Afrotrombicula) centrafricana (Goff, 1995), comb. nov., A. (A.) claviglia (Radford, 1948), comb. nov., A. (A.) kenyaensis (Goff, 1995), comb. nov., A. (A.) nicolei (Taufflieb, 1958), comb. nov., A. (A.) rickenbachi (Taufflieb, 1965), comb. nov., and A. (A.) zairiensis (Taufflieb, 1966), comb. nov. Re-descriptions of two incompletely described species have been provided. Four new synonyms have been established for two species: A. (A.) rickenbachi (Taufflieb, 1965), comb. nov. (= Neotrombicula cercopitheci cercopitheci Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965 (nomen nudum), syn. nov.; = N. chicapa Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965 (nomen nudum), syn. nov.; = N. kinduensis Vercammen-Grandjean, 1965 (nomen nudum), syn. nov.), and A. (Tauffliebicula) machadoi (Taufflieb, 1962) (= A. lophuromyia Kolebinova and Vercammen-Grandjean, 1978, syn. nov.). Afrotrombicula rickenbachi has been for the first time recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and found on six new host species. A key to the 14 species referred to the genus Afrotrombicula has been compiled. According to the results of revision, the genus Afrotrombicula is an endemic of the Tropical Africa, and its distribution is probably restricted to subequatorial territories.
根据对博物馆标本和参考资料的检查，对恙螨属 Afrotrombicula Kolebinova 和 Vercammen-Grandjean，1978 进行了修订。有 6 种已从 Neotrombicula Hirst，1925 转移到这个属中，并进行了以下新组合：Afrotrombicula (Afrotrombicula) centrafricana (Goff，1995)，组合。nov.，A. (A.) claviglia (Radford，1948)，组合。nov.，A. (A.) kenyaensis (Goff，1995)，组合。nov.，A. (A.) nicolei (Taufflieb，1958)，组合。nov.，A. (A.) rickenbachi (Taufflieb，1965)，组合。nov.和 A. (A.) zairiensis (Taufflieb，1966)，组合。nov.。还提供了两个不完全描述物种的重新描述。为两个物种建立了四个新的同义词：A. (A.) rickenbachi (Taufflieb，1965)，组合。nov.（= Neotrombicula cercopitheci cercopitheci Vercammen-Grandjean，1965（裸名），syn。nov.；= N. chicapa Vercammen-Grandjean，1965（裸名），syn。nov.；= N. kinduensis Vercammen-Grandjean，1965（裸名），syn。nov.）和 A. (Tauffliebicula) machadoi (Taufflieb，1962)（= A. lophuromyia Kolebinova 和 Vercammen-Grandjean，1978，syn。nov.）。首次在刚果民主共和国记录了 Afrotrombicula rickenbachi，并在六个新宿主物种上发现了它。已编制了 14 种归入恙螨属的物种的关键。根据修订的结果，恙螨属 Afrotrombicula 是热带非洲的特有种，其分布可能仅限于亚热带地区。
