TABLE 2 in Revision of South African chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) originated from the collection of R. F. Lawrence, with redescriptions of nine species

TABLE 2. Morphometric (AW–S 2, µm) and meristic (DS–NDV) traits of Herpetacarus alticolus, H. octosetosus, and H. africanus.
H. alticolusH. octosetosus H. africanusHolotypeRange*Mean* Range**Mean** Holotype Holotype***Spec. ZIN 14505AW5848–504957–60587674-PW7667–686770–7672878691SB3726–323032–3734464344ASB2723–262423–2926333332PSB1614–181616–2119262323SD4338–444039–4744595655P-PL1513–181510–1514--25AP2724–262527–3229343729AM2528–322930–32313738-AL-33–373640–4542-5751PL4950–545243–4846717377S(length)3531–343325–32303744-S(width)149–111014–14141517-H3937–434041–4342626465D min3224–322831–3332475052D max3840–414036–4038575659V min-18–212023–2825-3032V max-25–282734–3836-5858pa214184–229215248–272261277264293pm196169–196186209–230220256236256pp223207–229219241–261252296285301Ip634560–652619698–763733830785850TaIIIL6156–635865–706883-85TaIIIW2016–181714–181520-21S1-20–202019–21---22S2-17–171714–16---15DS3330–353336–4340383432V2227–363128–3531273637NDV5562–666469–7672657069
Note. *—paratype and three additional topotypic specimens (N = 3 for DS, V, and NDV; 1 for S 1 and S 2); **—after Stekolnikov and Matthee (2019), N = 8, with the width of sensilla added; ***—after Vercammen-Grandjean (1966).