First record of Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran, 1956) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing the striped owl in Northeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^[1] ; Huang-Bastos, Matheus ^{[1, 2]} ; Vieira Batista, Aksa Ingrid ^[3] ; Souza da Silva, Nathalia Caroline ^[4] ; Lopes Nery, Thiago Ferreira ^[4] ; Pereira, Josivania Soares ^[3] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[5] ; Ochoa, Ron ^[6] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^{[1, 7]}

Affiliation

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

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

^[3] Univ Fed Rural SemiArido UFERSA, Ctr Ciencias Biol & Saude, Dept Biociencias, Lab Parasitol Anim, Mossoro, RN - Brazil

^[4] Parque Zoobot Arruda Camara, Joao Pessoa, PB - Brazil

^[5] Natl Museum Nat Hist, Smithsonian Inst, Natl Insect & Mite Collect, Washington, DC 20560 - USA

^[6] ARS, Systemat Entomol Lab, USDA, Beltsville, MD - USA

^[7] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA; v. 30, n. 3 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The chigger species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch \& Fauran) has been collected mainly from birds with a few records from reptiles and mammals. In Brazil, this species has been found on birds in the Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states. Here, we report the first record of B. sinnamaryi parasitizing the striped owl, Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot), in the Paraiba state, Brazil (northeastern region). (AU)

• 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: 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