Two New Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) From Brazil

Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Cal Welbourn; Ron Ochoa

doi:10.1093/jme/tjab062

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21 April 2021 Two New Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) From Brazil

Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, Ron Ochoa

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J. of Medical Entomology, 58(4):1725-1732 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab062

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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.

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Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, and Ron Ochoa "Two New Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) From Brazil," Journal of Medical Entomology 58(4), 1725-1732, (21 April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab062

Received: 25 January 2021; Accepted: 8 March 2021; Published: 21 April 2021

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