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 gilbertoin. 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).
How to translate text using browser tools
26 August 2020
A Revision of Parasecia (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) With a Description of a New Species, a New Genus and a Key to Species
Ricardo Bassini-Silva,
Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius,
Mariana Oliveira,
Laura Contreras Peinado,
Claudenice Faxina,
Luciano Moreira-Lima,
Cal Welbourn,
Ronald Ochoa,
Erich Fischer,
Erika Hingst-Zaher,
Kátia M. Famadas,
João Luiz Horacio Faccini,
Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
It is not available for individual sale.
This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
It is not available for individual sale.
Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 58 • No. 1
February 2021
Vol. 58 • No. 1
February 2021
chigger
ectoparasite
new record
new species
