A new species of Hannemania Oudemans, 1911 (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Huang-Bastos, Matheus ^{[1, 2]} ; Morais, Drausio Honorio ^[3] ; Alcantara, Edna Paulino ^[4] ; avila, Robson Waldemar ^[5] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[6] ; Ochoa, Ron ^[7] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^[2] ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^{[1, 8]}

Affiliation

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

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

^[3] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Ciencias Agr, Monte Carmelo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP Botucatu, Inst Biociencias, Setor Parasitol, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Ceara, Nucl Reg Ofiol, Dept Biol, Fortaleza, Ceara - Brazil

^[6] Smithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Natl Insect & Mite Collect, Washington, DC 20560 - USA

^[7] ARS, USDA, Systemat Entomol Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705 - USA

^[8] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Jaboticabal - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Natural History; v. 55, n. 19-20, p. 1277-1287, MAY 19 2021.
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Abstract

Hannemania has 27 described species parasitizing amphibians in the Americas. To date, five species have been recorded from Brazil. Here, we describe a new species for the country, collected parasitising the South American white-lipped grass frog, Miranda's white-lipped frog, basin white-lipped, Bahia dwarf frog and granular toad all from Ceara state, Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 20/11755-6 - Taxonomy and microbiome of mites that parasitize bats in Brazil: study of the presence of pathogens and symbiotic commensal communities in these ectoparasites
• Grantee: Ricardo Bassini Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• 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
• 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