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Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:39:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 U.S. Department of Agriculture Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) An updated checklist of chiggers from the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, with 81 species in 38 genera parasitizing different terrestrial vertebrate hosts in Panama. The depository for all Panamanian records, including new localities and host-associations records for the species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch and Fauran, 1956), Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910), Eutrombicula goeldii (Oudemans, 1910), Hooperella vesperuginis (Brennan and Jones, 1960), and Pseudoschoengastia bulbifera Brennan, 1960 were provided. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan, SP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, SP Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, SP CAPES: 001 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 FAPESP: 2019/19853-0 FAPESP: 2020/11755-6 FAPESP: 2021/02295-4

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:00:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Purpose: Euschoengastia Ewing is a chigger genus in need of revision as it historically has combined species solely on the presence of expanded prodorsal trichobothria. The objective of the present study is to describe a new genus to reallocate two North American Euschoengastia species, to start an organization into this genus. Methods : In this study, we provide drawings, measurements and microscopy images on a Microscope Zeiss for the two redescribed species. Results: After examining the types of the species Euschoengastia latchmani Brennan and Yunker and Euschoengastia obscura Wrenn and Loomis, we realized that it was necessary to create the new genus to relocate these two species, mainly based on the following characters: (1) the number of prongs on the odontus; and (2) ornamentation of the prodorsal sclerite. Conclusion: Goffacarus latchmanin. comb. and Goffacarus obscuran. comb. are redescribed here and to reallocate these two species the genus, Goffacarusn. gen. is proposed. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Smithsonian Institution Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única Departamento de Patologia Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única

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.

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:56:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-06-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Trinidad and Tobago, a neotropical country, has 38 reported chigger species. Of these species, 18 were parasitizing bats. Here, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing a ghost-faced bat in this country. Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida State Collection of Arthropods Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:56:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Purpose: The African continent has 452 chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) in 61 genera. One of these, Elianella Vercammen-Grandjean, 1956, has only two species known for Africa. The objective of the present study is to describe a new species for Equatorial Guinea, with the aim of increasing knowledge so scarce for Africa. Methods: In this study, we provide drawings, measurements and microscopy images on a Microscope Zeiss for the new species described below. Also, this type of the new species is deposited in the USNM. Results: We describe a new species of Elianella collected parasitizing the Bioko Forest Shrew, Sylvisorex isabellae Heim de Balsac (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from the insular Equatorial Guinea. Also, we are providing a key for the three species of Elianella. Conclusion: Finally, we are contributing to the knowledge of African species, due the fact this new species is the first chigger recorded to the Equatorial Guinea, on the west coast of Central Africa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Patologia UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Patologia UNESP Reprodução e Saúde Única

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:01:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-05-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) South American chiggers have historically been poorly studied, and this has continued into present times. Of the 33 genera in the family Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, only Odontacarus Ewing and Sasacarus Brennan & Jones have been reported in Peru. Here, we describe a new genus, Peruacarus n. gen., and a new species, Peruacarus anthurium n. sp., parasitizing Koford's grass mouse, Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, in Peru. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Museum of Zoology University of Michigan Florida State Collection of Arthropods Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Systematic Entomology Laboratory Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Unlike most terrestrial parasitengone mites (chiggers, erythraeids), known mostly from parasitic and easy-to-collect larvae, smaridid systematics are mainly based on the post larval instar. Larvae are rarely collected, and their biology and host associations are virtually unknown. Here we infer phylogenetic relationships of Smarididae based on 50 morphological characters using both larval and post larval instars, including data on the larval morphology of Trichosmaris obtained through rearing. The subfamily Smaridinae, as currently understood, was recovered paraphyletic: the genus Smaris was rendered as basal smaridid lineage, while the genus Fessonia (Smaridinae) was sister to Hirstiosomatinae, albeit with moderate support. Our analysis suggests that the genus Surasmaris Southcott, 1995 is a junior synonym of Trichosmaris Southcott, 1963 (syn. nov.), and two Sphaerotarsus species should be placed into Hirstiosoma: Hirstiosoma baenai (Mayoral & Barranco, 2017) comb. nov., Hirstiosoma quercus (Yazdanpanah, Saboori & Hakimitabar, 2016) comb. nov. Sphaerotarsus monticolus Southcott, 1997 and S. leptopilus were recovered as independent lineages, and hence, a new genus Southcottiana gen. nov. is proposed to include Southcottiana monticola comb. nov (Southcott, 1997). We describe two new species, Trichosmaris paulensis sp. nov. (adults, larvae) and T. calcarensis sp. nov. (larva), and present the first description of larval T. dispar, the type species of Trichosmaris, previously known only from post larval instars. Based on the above results, we give a key to larval genera of Smarididae and a key to species of Trichosmaris (larval and postlarval instars).

Chiggers have been studied throughout the world for their role in disease transmission. Venezuela has the largest chigger diversity in South America. In a review of Venezuelan genera, two monotypic genera described from Robinson's Mouse Opossum collected in Falcon State and after examination of the types of both genera, it was found that Delmohius hardyi Brennan and Goff and Carebareia johnstoni Goff and Brennan are the same species. Therefore, we are proposing the synonymy of Delmohius with Carebareia.

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:43:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-10-03 Leptus Latreille is the most diverse genus of Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy, with 275 species (based on larval stage) worldwide described. Their larval stage parasitizes different species of arthropods. Until date, 12 species of Leptus have been registered for Brazil. In this study, we identified for the first time a larva of Leptus parasitizing an adult Ornithodoros soft tick in Brazil. This is the first record of a mite parasitizing an argasid tick, and increases the known number of Leptus in Brazil to 13. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal FMVZ-USP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Zoologia/Parasitologia Centro Universitário São Lucas Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida State Collection of Arthropods Department of Biology Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics University of Montenegro Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

The genus Arisocerus is synonymized with Herpetacarus. Redescriptions of Herpetacarus amapensis comb. nov. and Herpetacarus hertigi comb. nov., are provide with new Brazilian locality and host records for H. hertigi comb. nov.

Mites in the family Trombiculidae sensu lato are parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, even humans, in their larval stage. There are more than 3,700 species of chiggers, and about one-third of these species are represented by type specimens in the Smithsonian Institution’s United States National Museum Entomology Collection. Here we provide a catalog of all primary and secondary type specimens of chiggers (holotype, paratype, syntype, lectotype, and paralectotype) housed in the collection. Listed herein are 1,026 type specimens with 645 representing holotypes, 782 paratypes, 69 syntypes, 19 lectotypes, and 16 paralectotypes of larvae, deutonymphs, and adult chiggers.

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:58:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 The Neotropical chigger genus Boshkerria includes, B. tuberculata and B. punctata, both species parasites mammals in Central and South America. Here, we redescribe B. punctata based on a lectotype and paralectotype designated herein and describe a new species, Boshkerria erwini n. sp., from the green acouchi Myoprocta pratti in Peru. Also, we provide a key to the three species in this genus. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8FE7E5ED-262A-4843-9BCF-D1A4E44D9B7C. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Department of Ecology Evolutionary Biology Museum of Zoology University of Michigan National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Smithsonian Institution Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:51:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Background: The Caribbean country Jamaica has only seven reported chigger species. Of these, one was recorded from bats. Methods: For the specimens examined in this study were provided drawings, measurements, and microscopy images on a Microscope Zeiss. This material is deposited in the Smithsonian National Chigger Collection. Results: In the present study, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing the Antillean ghost-faced bat in Jamaica. This new genus can be separated from all other genera of this family for the following combination of features: (1) palptarsus with four branched and three nude setae; (2) 3-pronged odontus; (3) femur I divided into basifemur and telofemur; and (4) 3 σ on genu I. Conclusion: The description of this new genus contributes to the increase in the knowledge of chiggers that parasites bats in Jamaica. Also, this is only the second record of a chigger parasitizing this host in this country. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo (FMVZ-USP), Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:01:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2021-07-15T15:24:03Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S1984-29612021000300401.pdf: 699655 bytes, checksum: 856f714f18c9b463749470b501acedec (MD5) The chigger species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran) has been collected mainly from birds with a few records from reptiles and mammals. In Brazil, this species has been found on birds in the Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states. Here, we report the first record of B. sinnamaryi parasitizing the striped owl, Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot), in the Paraíba state, Brazil (northeastern region). Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia - FMVZ Universidade de São Paulo - USP Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal, Departamento de Biociências, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido - UFERSA, Mossoró, RN, Brasil Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection D.C. Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service MD Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:50:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Brennanacarus annereauxi (Brennan and Yunker, 1969) was described from Venezuela parasitizing the greater spear-nosed bat. The monotypic genus Brennanacarus Goff, Yunker and Wheeler, 1987 is a replacement name for Nasicola Brennan and Yunker, 1969, which was preoccupied by Nasicola Yamaguti, 1968. Here, we redescribe the genus Brennanacarus and the type species B. annereauxi. Also, this is the first record of this species, as well as the second record of any chigger, for Uruguay. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Florida State Collection of Arthropods Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Systematic Entomology Laboratory Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:31:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Hannemania has 27 described species parasitizing amphibians in the Americas. To date, five species have been recorded from Brazil. Here, we describe a new species for the country, collected parasitising the South American white-lipped grass frog, Miranda’s white-lipped frog, basin white-lipped, Bahia dwarf frog and granular toad all from Ceará state, Brazil. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CD88F94F-ED46-4BA9-8E8E-B4AA1D2815B1. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Setor de Parasitologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP-Botucatu) Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia Departamento de Biologia Universidade Federal do Ceará Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History National Insect and Mite Collection Systematic Entomology Laboratory Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Setor de Parasitologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP-Botucatu) Departamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T02:08:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-05-18 Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy has 60 genera worldwide, of which Leptus Latreille has around 260 species described, with 15 of these recorded from Brazil. Here, we describe Leptus (Leptus) flechtmanni sp. n. from a cave in the state of Pará. Additional material attributed to this species is reported from other caves and also parasitizing a harvestman. In addition, SEM images and new Brazilian host records (Diplopoda and Hemiptera) are presented for Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri from the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:53EEFF0F-DD69-4B6A-A5D6-FDF73DE94A09. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências-USP Florida State Collection of Arthropods Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Department of Biology Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics University of Montenegro Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:50:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Chiggers of the genus Parasecia Loomis parasitize birds, mammals, and reptiles in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. In the present review, we examined 18 species previously included in the genus, 15 of them being retained in the genus Parasecia, one genus is created, Nahuacarus bulbocalcarn. gen. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), and new combinations are proposed for two species: Lorillatum lasiurusn. comb. and Lorillatum orphanan. comb. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). In addition, Parasecia kansasensis (Loomis) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) is synonymized with Parasecia gurneyi (Ewing) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), Parasecia gilbetoin. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) is described and new locality and host records are added for Parasecia chara (Wharton), Parasecia longicalcar (Brennan and Jones), Parasecia manueli (Brennan and Jones), and Parasecia thalurania (Brennan) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University of São Paulo Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Parasitologia Animal Instituto de Veterinária Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Do sul Museu Biológico Instituto Butantan Florida State Collection of Arthropods Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Systematic Entomology Laboratory Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Do sul Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP FAPESP: 2010/51875-9 FAPESP: 2017/01416-7 FAPESP: 2018/24667-8 CNPq: 307016/2015-3 CNPq: 377976/2014-8 CNPq: 440639/2015-8 CNPq: 454907/2014-1

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:54:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-02-17 Chigger mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and can cause severe dermatitis in their hosts, known as trombiculiasis. There are 69 recognized species of chiggers in Brazil that parasitize most vertebrate taxa except domestic dogs. In this study, we report the first known record of trombiculiasis with a domestic dog as a host in Brazil. This record additionally represents a new locality record for Eutrombicula daemoni in the country. Consultório Alvorada Pet Shop Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal FMVZ-USP Clínica Veterinária VetAmicão Division of Plant Industry Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida State Collection of Arthropods Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

A checklist of the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, containing 63 species in 30 genera of chiggers from 80 different hosts and 146 localities in Brazil. The type locality and depository are provided, including new locality and host records for the country.

Chiggers are ectoparasites of vertebrates and may cause trombiculiasis or transmit pathogens to their hosts. Specimens collected from rodents and marsupials were morphologically identified as Herpetacarus hertigi, Eutrombicula tinami, Kymocta sp., Quadraseta brasiliensis, Quadraseta falconensis, Quadraseta flochi, Quadraseta mackenziei, Quadraseta pazca, Quadraseta trapezoides, Quadraseta sp., Serratacarus sp., and Trombewingia bakeri. These mites were submitted individually to molecular analyses for the detection of bacteria of the genus Coxiella, Hepatozoon and Rickettsia. Samples were positive to Rickettsia only. Obtained sequences for the gltA (350 pb) and ompA (488 pb) genes were identical to “Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi”, a species previously detected in ticks. In addition, molecular identification of mites based on 18S rDNA sequences are provided for H. hertigi, Kymocta sp., Q. brasiliensis, Q. pazca, Q. trapezoides, Quadraseta sp., and T. bakeri for the first time. This is the first report of the detection of a Rickettsia sp. in chigger mites collected on rodents in Brazil. Resumo Os trombiculídeos são ectoparasitas de vertebrados e podem causar trombiculíase ou transmitir patógenos ao hospedeiro. Exemplares coletados em roedores e marsupiais foram identificados morfologicamente como Herpetacarus hertigi, Eutrombicula tinami, Kymocta sp., Quadraseta brasiliensis, Quadraseta falconensis, Quadraseta flochi, Quadraseta mackenziei, Quadraseta pazca, Quadraseta trapezoides, Quadraseta sp., Serratacarus sp. e Trombewingia bakeri. Estes ácaros foram submetidos individualmente à análise molecular para detecção de bactérias dos gêneros Coxiella, Hepatozoon e Rickettsia. Amostras foram positivas somente para Rickettsia. Sequências obtidas para os genes gltA (350 pb) e ompA (488 pb) foram idênticas à “Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi”, uma espécie anteriormente detectada em carrapatos. Além disso, foram fornecidas sequências de DNA 18S para identificação molecular de H. hertigi, Kymocta sp., Q. brasiliensis, Q. pazca, Q. trapezoides, Quadraseta sp. e T. bakeri. Este é o primeiro registro da detecção de Rickettsia em ácaros trombiculídeos coletados em roedores do Brasil.

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T16:27:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-05-19 The species Pseudoschoengastia petrolinensis n. sp. is described and illustrated below from specimens discovered parasitizing a white-eared opossum, Dildelphis albiventris Lund (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), in Carneiros, Petrolina municipality, Pernambuco state, Brazil. In addition the species Eutrombicula spipi and Quadraseta falconensis are also new records to Brazil. The D. albiventris is a new host record to Eutrombicula batatas, E. spipi, Q. falconensis, and the state of Pernambuco is a new locality for all these species. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:97650D6C-A920-402C-BA90-78B2AB9B6187. Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal FMVZ-USP Colegiado de Medicina Veterinária Campus de Ciências Agrárias Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida State Collection of Arthropods Systematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP Departamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP

Eriophyoids have high potential as adventive mite species (AMS) because their small size make them difficult to detect, and can be easily distributed in world trade. Economic, social and environmental impact from adventive eriophyoid mites has been significant. Considerable attention has been given to adventive insect species while adventive mites have received little attention and little information is available for eriophyoids. This paper summarizes information on adventive eriophyoid mites, their impact, and the history of some important invasions. The status of adventive species of eriophyoids introduced as biological control agents of weeds is presented. A list of eriophyoid mites reported as invasive species worldwide is given. Pathways of concern and biosecurity actions to reduce the risk of eriophyoid mites are discussed. The need to raise public awareness of the risk and importance of these tiny organisms as AMS is emphasized. Scientific and technical challenges to deal with adventive eriophyoids are discussed.

High incidences of red, itching, and painful welts on people in the midwestern United States led to the discovery of a European species of mite, Pyemotes herfsi (Oudemans) (Acari: Pyemotidae), preying on gall-making midge larvae on oak leaves. The mites' great reproductive potential, small size, and high capacity for dispersal by wind make them difficult to control or avoid.

American beech gaps in the southern Appalachian mountains are currently threatened by an insect-mediated disease complex known as beech bark disease. Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger, or beech scale, a major component of beech bark disease, wounds trees through feeding on vascular tissue through the outer cambium. This feeding method leaves numerous wounds and provides entryways for infection by fungal pathogens. Allothrombium mitchelli Davis, a large red velvet mite, was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where it was observed to feed on beech scale. First-instar larvae of A. mitchelli are quiescent, and deutonymphs are the only mobile immature stage. A. mitchelli probably has one generation per year with adult population peaks in late spring and early fall; deutonymph populations also peaked in early fall within the areas studied. Both adults and deutonymphs feed on beech scale. In 1996, mites were found on 22.1% of beech trees (n = 453) in selected plots; incidence was greatest a...

In this study, we report the first record of mites of the genus Leptus (Latreille, 1796) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) found on the triatomine Mepraia spinolai (Maza, Gajardo and Jorg, 1940) (Hemiptera: Rudiviidae), one of the three endemic triatomine species responsible for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypanosomatida) (Chagas, 1908), the causative agent of Chagas disease, in Chile.

We found trombiculid mite (Trombiculidae) infestations in 32 of 101 (32%) freeranging Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus) live-captured or necropsied in Florida from January 1999 to April 2000. Prevalence of chigger infestation was greatest in June with no infestations seen October to March. Chigger infestations were recognized as accumulations of bright orange granular material usually associated with hair shafts. Mites were found in clusters of one to 102 (mean +/- SD = 8.5+/-19.5) and were distributed primarily over the ventral abdomen and thorax, inguinal and axillary regions, and proximal medial aspect of the extremities. Mites were identified as larval Eutrombicula splendens. Cutaneous lesions were seen in two of 32 (6%) infested bears.