Description of Pseudoschoengastia petrolinensis n. sp. (TROMBIDIFORMES: TROMBICULIDAE), and new records of chiggers from northeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^{[1, 2]} ; Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^[2] ; Barboza de Oliveira, Glauber Meneses ^[2] ; Horta, Mauricio Claudio ^[3] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[4] ; Ochoa, Ron ^[5] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[6, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, FMVZ, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Vale Sao Francisco, Colegiado Med Vet, Campus Ciencias Agr, Petrolina - Brazil

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

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

^[6] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY; v. 45, n. 4 APR 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The species Pseudoschoengastia petrolinensis n. sp. is described and illustrated below from specimens discovered parasitizing a white-eared opossum, Dildelphis albiventris Lund (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), in Carneiros, Petrolina municipality, Pernambuco state, Brazil. In addition the species Eutrombicula spipi and Quadraseta falconensis are also new records to Brazil. The D. albiventris is a new host record to Eutrombicula batatas, E. spipi, Q. falconensis, and the state of Pernambuco is a new locality for all these species. (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