Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
Journal: European Journal of Taxonomy
Year: 2018

Chigger mites of the African continent are reviewed using data acquired from the literature and examination of the collections deposited at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) and the Natural History Museum (London, UK). All findings for 443 valid chigger species belonging to 61 genera are reported, along with details on their collection locality and host species. Three new synonyms are proposed: Straelensia Vercammen-Grandjean &amp; Kolebinova, 1968 (= Anasuscuta Brown, 2009