1975, in 3 parts. Monumental work on trombiculid genus, medically important group of chiggers transmitting rickettsial diseases. Provides a detailed review of all 266 species, with notes on comparative morphology, illustrations of cardinal characters, diagnoses and keys for identification, and coverage of genera often confused with Leptotrombidium.
Sections A and B, 1,061 pages, b/w drawings, cover anatomy, keys to larvae, phylogeny, systematic classification, and descriptions of the species.
Section C, Iconography, 298 plates. Contains hundreds of meticulously rendered drawings of species treated in Sections A & B, including dorsal/ventral views, scutum, legs (three views), and most characteristic body setae.
Paperbound, in three parts; 7-1/4 x 10".
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