Two New Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) From Brazil

Author(s)

Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Welbourn, Cal ^[3] ; Ochoa, Ron ^[4]

Affiliation

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

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

^[3] Smithsonian Inst, Natl Insect & Mite Collect, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC - USA

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

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 58, n. 4, p. 1725-1732, JUL 2021.
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Abstract

Chigger mites are parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, including humans. Here, we describe two new species belonging to the American genera Colicus Brennan and Parasecia Loomis. Both species were described on the base of museum specimens originated from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, Colicus barrosbattestiae n. sp. parasitizing the rodent, Oligoryzomys fornesi and Parasecia jacinaviciusi n. sp. parasitizing the marsupial, Monodelphis domestica. (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