Contribution to the Taxonomy and Host-Relations of the Genus Serratacarus (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)

Author(s)

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

Affiliation

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

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, FMVZ USP, 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] UNESP, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 58, n. 4, p. 1717-1724, JUL 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The genus Serratacarus, currently includes only two species, Serratacarus dietzi Goff and Whitaker, 1994 and Serratacarus lasiurus Goff and Whitaker, 1994, which were recorded on cricetid rodents from natural reserve areas of Brazil. Here, we provide a review of the morphological characters for both species and synonymize of the species Trombewingia brasiliensis with S. lasiurus. Additionally, we provide new locality records for both species and the first record for S. dietzi on southeastern four-eyed opossum, Philander frenatus Olfers, 1818 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). (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: 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