A New Trombiculid Mite of the Genus Doloisia from Kagoshima and Oita Prefectures, Japan (Prostigmata: Trombiculidae)

Abstract

A new species of trombiculid mite, Doloisia uchikawai sp. nov., collected in Kagoshima and Oita Prefectures, Japan, is reported here with their morophological characteristics. It is closely related to D. okabei Sasa et al., 1952 and D. minamii Suzuki 1976, but distinguishable in the shape of scutum, sensillae, number of coxal setae and in standard measurements of scutum.