A new genus and species of chigger from The Gambia, West Africa, Tanautarsala callithrixa gen. nov., sp. nov., taken from cercopithicoid hosts of Chlorocebus sabaeus (L.) is described and notes on the collected host habitat are presented.
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1 December 2007
A new taxon of African chigger, Tanautarsala callithrixa gen. nov., sp. nov. (Acari: Trombidioidea; Trombiculidae; Trombiculini), from the Callithrix monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus (L.) from the Gambia
Wayne A. Brown
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Acari
Africa
cercopithicoid host
chiggers
The Gambia
Trombiculidae