Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Mar 2006)

Caamembecaia gratiosus n. gen., n. sp. (Acari: Trombiculidae), from Trinomys gratiosus (Gunter) (Rodentia: Echimydae), of Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil

  • Gilberto S Gazêta,
  • Marinete Amorim,
  • David EP Bossi,
  • Arício X Linhares,
  • Nicolau M Serra-Freire

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762006000200003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 101, no. 2
pp. 137 – 139

Abstract

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From June 1999 to May 2001, small mammals were captured in three areas of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil and examined for ectoparasites. Analysis of ectoparasites revealed the presence of a new chigger genus and species, Caamembecaia gratiosus, from Trinomys gratiosus. This is the first record of a chigger from T. gratiosus.

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