A review of Chilean chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae), with the description of a new genus and ten new species.

@article{Stekolnikov2015ARO,
  title={A review of Chilean chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae), with the description of a new genus and ten new species.},
  author={Alexandr A. Stekolnikov and Daniel A. GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA},
  journal={Zootaxa},
  year={2015},
  volume={3964 1},
  pages={
          1-43
        }
}
A new genus and species of chigger mites, Diaguitacarus choapensis gen. et sp. nov., is described from four lizard species of the genus Liolaemus in Choapa Province of Chile. Eight new chigger species are described from lizards of the genera Liolaemus, Phymaturus (Squamata: Liolaemidae), and Microlophus (Squamata: Tropiduridae), in Arica and Parinacota, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, and Biobío Regions: Eutrombicula nerudai sp. nov., Eutrombicula mistrali sp. nov., Eutrombicula picunche sp. nov… 
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