TAXONOMY OF MADAGASCAN ATOPOMELIDAE (ACARI, ASTIGMATA, PSOROPTIDIA) I: DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF LISTROPHOROIDES ASSOCIATED WITH ORYZORICTES HOVA (AFROSORICIDA, TENRECIDAE)

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This is the first work in a series of taxonomic investigations of Madagascan Atopomelidae, associated with Tenrecidae. Here, a new species—Listrophoroides (Madlistrophoroides) bochkovi sp. n. (male and female)—associated with Oryzorictes hova (Afrosoricida, Tenrecidae), is described. The new species is similar to Listrophoroides (Madlistrophoroides) fortis, but differs from the latter in a number of morphological features in both males and females, as well as in host specificity. Two species of Listrophoroides were found on Oryzorictes hova: Listrophoroides (Madlistrophoroides) uniformis and the new species.