CHIGGERS (ACARINA, TROMBICULIDAE) OF MAXOMYS BARTELSII FOUND IN WEST JAVA, INDONESIA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES

Tuti R. Hadi
10.14203/treubia.v30i2.571
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Abstract

A collection of chiggers infesting Maxomys bartelsii,a rat commonly found in the highlands of West and Central Java, was obtained during the extensive study of this particular rat species in 1970 - 1972 conducted by U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 Jakarta Detachment. Two of the seven chigger species identified are considered as new species and described in this paper. Diagnostic characters
and the Indonesian records of the other 5 species were included.

Keywords

ACARINA, TROMBICULIDAE, CHIGGERS, MAXOMYS BARTELSII, new species, West Java

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v30i2.571
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