Mites (Mesostigmata: Melicharidae) associated with hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) in Brazil

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Bassini-Silva, R. ^{[1, 2]} ; Takatsu, J. C. ^[1] ; Peinado, L. C. ^[3] ; Faxina, C. ^[3] ; Moreira-Lima, L. ^[4] ; Fischer, E. ^[3] ; Hingst-Zaher, E. ^[4] ; Santos, J. C. ; Moraes, G. J. ^[5] ; Dowling, A. P. G. ^[6] ; Barros-Battesti, D. M. ^[2] ; Jacinavicius, F. C. ^[1]

Affiliation

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

^[2] UNESP, Dept Patol Reprod & Saude Unica, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Jaboticabal - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Inst Biol, Lab Ecol, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil

^[4] Inst Butantan, Museu Biol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Entomol & Acarol, ESALQ, Piracicaba - Brazil

^[6] Univ Arkansas, Dept Entomol, Fayetteville, AR 72701 - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY; v. 47, n. 8 OCT 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Mites of the family Melicharidae comprise 13 genera and 220 species often associated with edaphic environments and found in association with insects, birds and mammals. Two genera, Proctolaelaps and Tropicoseius, have been recorded in Brazil in association with birds and bromeliads. In this study, we add new locality and host-association records for Proctolaelaps superagui and Tropicoseius braziliensis in the country. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 21/02295-4 - Catalog of mites associated with birds housed in the Acarological Collection of the Butantan Institute (IBSP)
• Grantee: Júlia Carvalho Takatsu
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• 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: 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
• 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