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TENTATIVE GROUPING OF LEPTOTROMBIDIUM 
* Signifies that the nymph has been examined. Authors “ T. & A. ” refer to species 
described by Traub & Audy, this Study p. 
1. akamushi-group sensu lato, palpi N/N/B(N?).N.N(B) 
1. 1 scutum normal, SBs in advance of or only level with PLs. 
1 . 1 1 akamushi- subgroup 
N/N/BNN 
*akamushi 
*bodensis 
*deliensis 
pilalta T. & A. 
*pipellae T. & A. 
scut el laris 
*sylvestris 
villosa 
intermediate between 1.11 & 1.2 1: 
dux 
* fuller i 
*longiseta 
*micula T. & A. 
tarsala T. & A. 
7 natalensis (N/N/NNN) 
1 . 12 raacacws-subgroup 
N/N/BNB 
bhimtalensis 
macacus 
Pintermediate 
puta (N/N/NNB) 
1.2 PLs anteriorly displaced, SBs posterior to line of PLs 
1. 2 1 pallida- subgroup 
N/N/BNN 
( Prelated to Trombiculindus ) 
baluensis T. & A. 
burnsi 
fuji 
intermedia 
kuroshio 
* keukenschrijveri 
lanceolata 
miyairii 
miyazakii 
murotoensis 
pallida 
?tanaka-ryoi 
teramurai 
tosa 
1.22 palpalis- subgroup 
N/N/BNB 
himizu 
palpalis 
parapalpalis 
tithwalensis 
yasuokai 
?potosina (N/B/NNB) 
?miyijimai (N/N/BBB) 
2. burmensis-group and Pothers palpi B/B-N 
2.1 burmensis- subgroup 
B/B/BNN 
*burmensis 
*muridia 
?miyajimai (N/N/BBB) 
2.2 Pro^wsra-subgroup 
B/B/NNN 
*myzantha 
robusta 
*gliricolens (B/B/NNB) 
pelta (B/B/NNB) 
?muscae, ?philipi , 
?quadriense , ?taphozous 
3. ? POther species, nymphs of which do not have the fused precoxal plates 
(some of the species listed above and known only as larvae may belong to this indeterminate 
group) 
tjayewickremei (B/B/NNB) 
STUD. INST. MED. RES. 
