A catalogue of spinturnicid species (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae) from Brazil: distribution, host-specificity, and new locality records

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Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ; Castro-Santiago, Ana Carolina ; Calchi, Ana Claudia ; de Mello, erica M. ; Dornelas Jr, Leormando Fortunato ; Viana, Amanda de Oliveira ; Cunha, Irineu Norberto ; Sabino-Santos, Gilberto ; da Silva, Allyson dos Santos ; Telino-Junior, Wallace Rodrigues ; da Silva, Luiz Augustinho Menezes ; Soares, Gabriella ; Dowling, Ashley P. G. ; de Oliveira, Jaqueline Bianque ; Andre, Marcos Rogerio ; Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha ; Hingst-Zaher, Erika ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ; Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY; v. 50, n. 3, p. 15-pg., 2024-02-21.

Abstract

Spinturnicid mites are ectoparasites exclusively of bats. Herein, we provide a comprehensive catalogue of spinturnicid species recorded in Brazil focusing on their distribution nationwide. This catalogue listed 16 spinturnicid species into four different genera, and a key for the genera recorded in Brazil. Also, it provides new locality records for four species: Cameronieta almaensis Almeida, Gettinger and Gardner, Periglischrus acutisternus Machado-Allison, Periglischrus caligus Kolenati, and Periglischrus iheringi Oudemans. Additionally, this study includes a detailed discussion on the host-specificity and molecular data of these mites. (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: 22/05615-2 - Unravelling the relationship between Bartonella spp. and arthropod-vectors by omics approaches and tick cell lines culture
• Grantee: Marcos Rogério André
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• 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: 21/06758-9 - Characterization of tick cell lines and their use as a substrate for the growth, maintenance and protein expression profile of Anaplasma marginale
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Castro Santiago
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 11/06810-9 - Detection and ecology of Hantavirus among wild small mammals and their ectoparasites
• Grantee: Gilberto Sabino dos Santos Junior
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate