Description of Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae), parasitising horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae), and a key to the larvae of Leptus spp. in Brazil

Autor(es)

Jacinavicius, Fernando de Castro ^[1] ; Bassini-Silva, Ricardo ^[2] ; Soares, Joao Fabio ^[3] ; Virginio, Flavia ^[1] ; Welbourn, Cal ^[4] ; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes ^[5]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

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

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

^[3] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Patol & Clin Vet, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[4] Florida Dept Agr & Consumer Serv, Florida State Collect Arthropods, Gainesville, FL - USA

^[5] UNESP, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Dept Patol Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Systematic Parasitology; v. 96, n. 8, p. 723-734, NOV 2019.
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Resumo

The genus Leptus Latreille, 1796 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) is represented by more than 250 species worldwide, and the larval stages of these mites are ectoparasites of many arthropod orders. In Brazil, there are 12 species of Leptus, some of which have been reported parasitising representatives of the orders Opiliones, Araneae, Coleoptera, Heteroptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera. This paper describes Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri n. sp. collected from horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from L. (L.) adaminae Haitlinger, 2004 and L. (L.) fozicus Haitlinger, 2004 by the presence of 4 branched setae on palptarsus (vs 2 branched setae). A key to the larvae of Leptus spp. in Brazil is provided. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/51875-9 - Síndrome Baggio-Yoshinari: investigação epidemiológica com vistas ao isolamento e caracterização do agente etiológico
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