A new species of the genus Eutrombicula Ewing, 1938 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) and new records for the species Eutrombicula batatas (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^[1] ; Jacinavicius, Fernado de Castro ^{[2, 1]} ; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian ^[1] ; Maturano, Ralph ^[3] ; Welbourn, W. Calvin ^[4] ; Ochoa, Ronald ^[5] ; Bauchan, Gary R. ^[6] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci M. ^{[7, 1]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, FMVZ, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Juiz de Fora, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Juiz De Fora, MG - Brazil

^[4] Florida Dept Agr & Consumer Serv, Florida State Collect Arthropods, Div Plant Ind, Gainesville, FL - USA

^[5] ARS, Systemat Entomol Lab, USDA, Beltsville, MD - USA

^[6] ARS, Elect & Confocal Microscopy Unit, USDA, Beltsville, MD - USA

^[7] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ACAROLOGIA; v. 58, n. 4, p. 976-986, 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

The genus Eutrombicula consists of more than 80 known species worldwide. Species of this genus parasitize amphibians. reptiles, birds and mammals. In the present study, we describe Eutrombicula daemoni n. sp. collected on the social flycatcher. Myiozetetes similis (Passeriformes) from southeast region of Brazil and partial sequence of the 18S gene was obtained for this mite species. In addition, we provide new locality records and hosts for Eutrombicula batatas (L.) in Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/01416-7 - Chigger mites from Brazilian birds: morphological studies and investigation of the presence of pathogens
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate