Microtrombicula galerida Stekolnikov & Saboori & Shamsi & Hakimitabar 2019, comb. nov

Microtrombicula galerida (Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970), comb. nov. Eltonella (Eltonella) galerida Vercammen-Grandjean, Rohde and Mesghali, 1970: 774 (material), 777 (description), fig. 3. Diagnosis. SIF = 6B-N-3-3111.1000; fPp = B/B/BBB; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx= 1.1.1; fSt=2.2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; fD = 2H-8-8-6-4-4-2; DS = 34; VS = 34; NDV = 68; Ip = 754–788; eyes 2 + 2; f 1 anterior to S 1; f 2 posterior to S 2. Measurements of holotype and paratype (Vercammen-Grandjean et al. 1970): AW 60, 59, PW 66, 69, SB 23, 21, ASB 25, 24, PSB 26, 27, SD 51, 51, AP 24, 26, AM 36, 40, AL 31, 32, PL 44, 47, S 82, 80, H 43, 44, D min 30, 31, D max 38, 39, V min 28, 27, V max 35, 36, pa 282, 268, pm 232, 222, pp 274, 264, Ip 788, 754. Type material examined. Holotype larva (IUMS) from Galerida cristata, Bandar Abbas, 16 February 1967, coll. C.J. Rohde. Hosts. Columba livia, Galerida cristata. Distribution. Iran (Bandar Abbas). Remarks. Following Kudryashova (1998), we regard Eltonella Audy, 1956 as a synonym of Microtrombicula Ewing, 1950 and thus propose here the new combination Microtrombicula galerida.