Two new species of Apoloniinae (Acari: Trombiculoidea: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from African small mammals, with a key to the species of the world

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-222

  Brown, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Africa; Apoloniinae; Chiggers; Leeuwenhoekiidae; New species; Trombiculoidea

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ELEPHANTULUS ROZETI; GENETTA THIERRYI; GERBILLUS SP.; MAMMALIA; MERIONES LIBYCUS; TROMBICULIDAE; TROMBICULOIDEA;

EID: 33750051998     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2006.028     Document Type: Article

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