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Wharton — N ew Peruvian C h i ggers 
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completely covered by small, numerous, punctae. The 
pseudostigmata are small and each has a short slit in 
front of it about equal to its diameter. Sensillae are long 
filiform and have a few barbs on the distal two-fifths. 
Fig. 2. Trombicula pearsoni n. sp. A, dorsum; B, venter; C, dorsal view 
of gnathosoma; D, ventral view of gnathosoma; E, scutum. (Magnification 
of each figure, indicated by the line associated with the figure, represents 
50 microns.) 
The scuta! setae are covered with short barbs. The Stan- 
dard Data follow: 
Specimen 
AW 
PW 
SB 
ASB 
PSB 
AP 
AM 
AL 
PL 
S 
Type 
86 
118 
47 
52 
40 
54 
72 
51 
66 
97 
456-1 
94 
117 
46 
41 
46 
48 
63 
48 
69 
456-2 
90 
114 
50 
39 
43 
41 
72 
60 
69 
93 
Mean 
90 
116 
48 
44 
43 
48 
69 
53 
68 
95 
Setce: The dorsal setae are similar to the scutal setae. 
They are about 85 microns long and are distributed in 
transverse rows from anterior to posterior as indicated 
