<p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p>
Chigger mite genus Hyracarus Lawrence, 1949, endemic to Tropical Africa, was revised based on the examination of type series, new materials, unpublished archive sources, and the literature. Five new species were described: Hyracarus bethuliensis sp. nov., H. ethiopicus sp. nov., H. sabiensis sp. no...
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Chigger mite genus Hyracarus Lawrence, 1949, endemic to Tropical Africa, was revised based on the examination of type series, new materials, unpublished archive sources, and the literature. Five new species were described: Hyracarus bethuliensis sp. nov., H. ethiopicus sp. nov., H. sabiensis sp. nov., H. aryanicki sp. nov., and H. limpopoensis sp. nov. Three new subjective synonyms were established: Hyracarus [= Mastalacarus Goff & Lukoschus, 1983, syn. nov.; = Tateracarus Goff, 1983, syn. nov.] and Hyracarus thallomyia (Radford, 1947) [= Acomatacarus lawrencei Radford, 1948, syn. nov.]. Six new combinations were proposed: Hyracarus foliosetosus (Stekolnikov & Matthee, 2022) comb. nov., H. kimberleyensis (Stekolnikov & Matthee, 2022) comb. nov., H. quadrisetosus (Goff, 1983) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Tateracarus), H. namibiensis (Goff & Lukoschus, 1983) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Mastalacarus), H. thallomyia (Radford, 1947) comb. nov., and H. mutabilis (Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Acomatacarus Ewing, 1942). Currently, the genus includes 16 valid species known from South Africa (10 species), Namibia (2), Angola (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Uganda (1), and Ethiopia (1). Its species parasitize murid rodents (7 records), hyraxes (3), elephant shrews (2), dormice (1), shrews (1), bats (1), and skinks (1).
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| spelling | doaj-art-25dfc9acb62240399e5d3e8402fbd1dd2025-08-20T03:48:23ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692024-12-0114110.22073/pja.v14i1.86155<p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p>Alexandr A Stekolnikov0Ali Halajian1Sonja Matthee2Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesResearch Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South AfricaDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Chigger mite genus Hyracarus Lawrence, 1949, endemic to Tropical Africa, was revised based on the examination of type series, new materials, unpublished archive sources, and the literature. Five new species were described: Hyracarus bethuliensis sp. nov., H. ethiopicus sp. nov., H. sabiensis sp. nov., H. aryanicki sp. nov., and H. limpopoensis sp. nov. Three new subjective synonyms were established: Hyracarus [= Mastalacarus Goff & Lukoschus, 1983, syn. nov.; = Tateracarus Goff, 1983, syn. nov.] and Hyracarus thallomyia (Radford, 1947) [= Acomatacarus lawrencei Radford, 1948, syn. nov.]. Six new combinations were proposed: Hyracarus foliosetosus (Stekolnikov & Matthee, 2022) comb. nov., H. kimberleyensis (Stekolnikov & Matthee, 2022) comb. nov., H. quadrisetosus (Goff, 1983) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Tateracarus), H. namibiensis (Goff & Lukoschus, 1983) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Mastalacarus), H. thallomyia (Radford, 1947) comb. nov., and H. mutabilis (Vercammen-Grandjean & Brennan, 1957) comb. nov. (originally in the genus Acomatacarus Ewing, 1942). Currently, the genus includes 16 valid species known from South Africa (10 species), Namibia (2), Angola (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Uganda (1), and Ethiopia (1). Its species parasitize murid rodents (7 records), hyraxes (3), elephant shrews (2), dormice (1), shrews (1), bats (1), and skinks (1). https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/86155Afrotropical realmchiggersnew combinationsnew speciesnew synonymsSouth Africa |
| spellingShingle | Alexandr A Stekolnikov Ali Halajian Sonja Matthee <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> Persian Journal of Acarology Afrotropical realm chiggers new combinations new species new synonyms South Africa |
| title | <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> |
| title_full | <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> |
| title_fullStr | <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> |
| title_full_unstemmed | <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> |
| title_short | <p>Revision of the African chigger mite genus <em>Hyracarus</em> (Acariformes: Trombiculidae: Leeuwenhoekiinae)</p> |
| title_sort | p revision of the african chigger mite genus em hyracarus em acariformes trombiculidae leeuwenhoekiinae p |
| topic | Afrotropical realm chiggers new combinations new species new synonyms South Africa |
| url | https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/86155 |
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