A New Species of Polylopadium Brennan & Jones, 1961 (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Cricetid Rodents, Peru with Description of a New Character for the Genus and a Key to the Species

M. Lee Goff; Chris M. Ritzi; Christine L. Hice

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-39.2.275

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M. Lee Goff,¹ Chris M. Ritzi,² Christine L. Hice³

¹Department of Forensic Sciences, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI 96816–1578 lgoff@chaminade.edu
²Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809
³Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409

Abstract

peruensis is described as new from specimens collected from Oryzomys yunganus, Proechimys quadruplicatus, and Oryzomys megacephalus taken in Peru. A new character of a nude tactile seta on femur III is noted for the genus and a key to the species of Polylopadium is presented.

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M. Lee Goff, Chris M. Ritzi, and Christine L. Hice "A New Species of Polylopadium Brennan & Jones, 1961 (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Cricetid Rodents, Peru with Description of a New Character for the Genus and a Key to the Species," Journal of Medical Entomology 39(2), 275-277, (1 March 2002). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-39.2.275

Received: 6 July 2001; Accepted: 1 October 2001; Published: 1 March 2002