Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Huang-Bastos, M. ^{[1, 2]} ; Welbourn, C. ^[3] ; Ochoa, R. ^[4] ; Barros-Battesti, D. M. ^{[5, 2]} ; Jacinavicius, F. C. ^[1]

Affiliation

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

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

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

^[4] Smithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Natl Insect & Mite Collect, Washington, DC 20560 - USA

^[5] Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet UNESP, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Systematic Parasitology; v. 98, n. 3 MAR 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Trinidad and Tobago, a neotropical country, has 38 reported chigger species. Of these species, 18 were parasitizing bats. Here, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing a ghost-faced bat in this country. (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: 19/19853-0 - Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) parasites of vertebrates: morphological studies and investigation of the presence of Rickettsia spp
• Grantee: Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• 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