Abstract
The genus Diplectria (Vercammen-Grandjean 1967) nec Enderlain, 1939 in family Trombiculidae is a junior homonym of the genus Diplectria Enderlein 1939 in dipteran. On the basis of homonymy was proposed the replacement name Grandjeana Koçak & Kemal, 2009 and Diplectria was replaced by a new subgeneric name Grandjeana given by them. In the present article, the authors promote it to a full genus status. A new species Grandjeana mauritanica Kalúz & Ševčík from type host Rhinopoma cystops Thomas, 1903 (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae), from Mauritania (North-West Africa) is reported, and a key with a new combinations of names to the known species of this genus is given.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:59F61AC1-C833-4DDE-9A6C-543C24202E76
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