A checklist of chiggers from Brazil, including new records (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae)

Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan; Almir Rogério Pepato; Ronald Ochoa; Cal Welbourn; Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22675

ZooKeys (Mar 2018)

A checklist of chiggers from Brazil, including new records (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae)

Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius,
Ricardo Bassini-Silva,
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan,
Almir Rogério Pepato,
Ronald Ochoa,
Cal Welbourn,
Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

Affiliations

Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius: Universidade de São Paulo
Ricardo Bassini-Silva: Universidade de São Paulo
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan: Universidade de São Paulo
Almir Rogério Pepato: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ronald Ochoa: United States Department of Agriculture
Cal Welbourn: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti: Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.743.22675
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 743
pp. 1 – 41

Abstract

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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.

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ISSN: 1313-2989 (Print); 1313-2970 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: http://zookeys.pensoft.net/

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