Leptus (Leptus) simonettae Haitlinger, 2000 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) parasitizing a soft tick (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^[1] ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^{[2, 1]} ; Munoz-Leal, Sebastian ^[1] ; Terassini, Flavio A. ^[3] ; Barboza de Oliveira, Glauber Meneses ^[1] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[4] ; Sundic, Miloje ^[5] ; Labruna, Marcelo Bahia ^[1] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[1, 6]}

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 - Brazil

^[3] Ctr Univ Sao Lucas, Dept Zool Parasitol, Porto Velho - Brazil

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

^[5] Univ Montenegro, Fac Sci & Math, Dept Biol, Podgorica - Montenegro

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

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY; v. 45, n. 6-7, p. 409-412, OCT 3 2019.
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Abstract

Leptus Latreille is the most diverse genus of Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy, with 275 species (based on larval stage) worldwide described. Their larval stage parasitizes different species of arthropods. Until date, 12 species of Leptus have been registered for Brazil. In this study, we identified for the first time a larva of Leptus parasitizing an adult Ornithodoros soft tick in Brazil. This is the first record of a mite parasitizing an argasid tick, and increases the known number of Leptus in Brazil to 13. (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
• FAPESP's process: 18/02521-1 - Study on tick relapsing fever group spirochetes (Spirochaetaceae: Borrelia) on ticks of genus Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) parasitizing humans in Brazil
• Grantee: Sebastián Alejandro Munoz Leal
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral