A Collection of Chiggers (Acarina: Trombiculidae) from Rodents in Southwestern Colombia

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Abstract
Eighteen species of chiggers (eight new) are recorded from southwestern Colombia, south of Cali and west of Popayán. New species and their type hosts are: Odontacarus munchiquensis off Oryzomys albigularis, Polylopadium tertium off Heteromys australis, Pseudoschoengastia oopsi off Thomasomys fuscatus, Euschoengastia colombiana off Oryzomys albigularis, Euschoengastia pamelae off Thomasomys cinereiventer, Euschoengastia pichindensis off Oryzomys caliginosus, Euschoengastia trapidoi off Oryzomys caliginosus, and Trombicula almae off Oryzomys albigularis. Corrections are given for the descriptions of Intercutestrix tryssa and Vanidicus tricosus.

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