A Revision of Parasecia (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) With a Description of a New Species, a New Genus and a Key to Species

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Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^[1] ; Oliveira, Mariana ^[3] ; Peinado, Laura Contreras ^[4] ; Faxina, Claudenice ^[4] ; Moreira-Lima, Luciano ^[5] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[6] ; Ochoa, Ronald ^[7] ; Fischer, Erich ^{[8, 4]} ; Hingst-Zaher, Erika ^[5] ; Famadas, Katia M. ^[3] ; Horacio Faccini, Joao Luiz ^[3] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[9, 2]}

Affiliation

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

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Prevent Vet Med & Anim Hlth, Prof Dr Orlando Marques de Paiva Ave 87, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro, Inst Vet, Dept Parasitol Anim, Seropedica, RJ - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Mato Grosso, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Conservacao, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

^[5] Inst Butantan, Museu Biol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[6] Florida Dept Agr & Consumer Serv, Div Plant Ind, Florida State Collect Arthropods, Gainesville, FL - USA

^[7] ARS, Systemat Entomol Lab, USDA, Beltsville, MD - USA

^[8] Univ Fed Mato Grosso, Inst Biociencias, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

^[9] Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet UNESP, Dept Patol Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 58, n. 1, p. 146-181, JAN 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Chiggers of the genus Parasecia Loomis parasitize birds, mammals, and reptiles in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. In the present review, we examined 18 species previously included in the genus, 15 of them being retained in the genus Parasecia, one genus is created, Nahuacarus bulbocalcarn. gen. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), and new combinations are proposed for two species: Lorillatum lasiurusn. comb. and Lorillatum orphanan. comb. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). In addition, Parasecia kansasensis (Loomis) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) is synonymized with Parasecia gurneyi (Ewing) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), Parasecia gilbetoin. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) is described and new locality and host records are added for Parasecia chara (Wharton), Parasecia longicalcar (Brennan and Jones), Parasecia manueli (Brennan and Jones), and Parasecia thalurania (Brennan) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/24667-8 - Catalogue of types of the family Trombiculidae sensu lato (Acari: Trombidiformes) deposited in the national Chigger collection of the USNM and use of LT-SEM technique for a better interpretation of the morphological characters
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• 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