Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) of the World.
- A. Stekolnikov
- BiologyZootaxa
- 25 October 2013
The chigger mite genus Leptotrombidium Nagayo, Miyagawa, Mitamura and Imamura, 1916 is reviewed using literature data. For 340 larval species brief diagnoses, synonymy, data on type hosts and type…
A review of Chilean chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae), with the description of a new genus and ten new species.
- A. Stekolnikov, D. GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA
- BiologyZootaxa
- 29 May 2015
The genus Morelacarus Vercammen-Grandjean, 1973 previously known from Mexico and southwestern USA is for the first time recorded in Chile, and the genus Proschoengastia antarctica sp.
To the fauna of chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) parasitize bats in Cuba
- M. Daniel, A. Stekolnikov
- Biology
- 10 July 2003
One species, M. boneti (Hoffmann, 1952) is recorded for the first time in Cuba and on several new host genera and species.
CHIGGER MITES (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) OF TURKEY
- A. Stekolnikov, M. Daniel
- Biology
- 29 February 2012
In total, 43 species from 14 genera parasitizing rodents, soricomorphs, and reptiles in Turkey are considered, 37 of which are identified exactly, and four new synonyms and 18 new combinations were established.
Chigger mites (Acari, Trombiculidae) parasitizing small mammals in the Eastern Hindu Kush and some other Afghan areas
- M. Daniel, A. Stekolnikov, M. Hakimitabar, A. Saboori
- Environmental Science, BiologyParasitology Research
- 25 August 2010
The role of the Eastern Hindu Kush main ridge as a border between different chigger faunas is demonstrated, and Eco-geographical variability is observed in Shunsennia oudemansi.
A revision of the chigger mite genus Paratrombicula Goff & Whitaker, 1984 (Acari: Trombiculidae), with the description of two new species
- A. Stekolnikov, D. GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA
- BiologySystematic Parasitology
- 15 September 2012
The monotypic chigger mite genus Paratrombicula Goff & Whitaker, 1984 is expanded to include five species. Two new species of chiggers, parasitising iguanid lizards in Chile, Paratrombicula chilensis…
Taxonomy and distribution of African chiggers (Acariformes, Trombiculidae)
- A. Stekolnikov
- Biology
- 16 January 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…
Autofluorescence microscopy for paired-matched morphological and molecular identification of individual chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae), the vectors of scrub typhus
- R. Kumlert, K. Chaisiri, D. Paris
- BiologyPLoS ONE
- 1 March 2018
A novel work flow based on autofluorescence microscopy was developed to enable identification of trombiculid mites to the species level on the basis of morphological traits without any special preparation, while preserving the mite DNA for subsequent genotyping.
Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand
- K. Chaisiri, A. C. Gill, B. Makepeace
- Environmental Science, BiologybioRxiv
- 17 January 2019
This first extensive field survey of the chigger microbiome revealed species- and province-level variation in microbial β-diversity across the country, providing a framework for future studies on interactions between pathogens and other symbionts in these understudied vectors.
A Revised Checklist of Chigger Mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) From Thailand, with the Description of Three New Species
- K. Chaisiri, A. Stekolnikov, B. Makepeace, S. Morand
- BiologyJournal of medical entomology
- 7 January 2016
99 chigger mite species were considered; the presence of 93 species was established in Thailand by original data or properly documented records in the scientific literature and evidence for 64 species records of 147 from a previous checklist of Thai chiggers remains unknown.
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