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

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

743

Pages

Jan-41

Subjects

Brazil , Chigger mites , Cricetidae , Didelphidae , Distribution

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.743.22675

 

Abstract

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.