Redescription of Brennanacarus annereauxi (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) With New Records for Uruguay

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Huang-Bastos, Matheus ^{[1, 2]} ; Welbourn, Cal ^[3] ; Ochoa, Ron ^[4] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[5, 2]} ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^[1]

Affiliation

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

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

^[3] Florida Dept Agr & Consumer Serv, Div Plant Ind, Florida State Collect Arthropods, Gainesville, FL - USA

^[4] ARS, Systemat Entomol Lab, USDA, Beltsville, MD - USA

^[5] 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. 261-266, JAN 2021.
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Abstract

Brennanacarus annereauxi (Brennan and Yunker, 1969) was described from Venezuela parasitizing the greater spear-nosed bat. The monotypic genus Brennanacarus Goff, Yunker and Wheeler, 1987 is a replacement name for Nasicola Brennan and Yunker, 1969, which was preoccupied by Nasicola Yamaguti, 1968. Here, we redescribe the genus Brennanacarus and the type species B. annereauxi. Also, this is the first record of this species, as well as the second record of any chigger, for Uruguay. (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: 18/24667-8 - 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