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A catalogue of spinturnicid species (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae) from Brazil: distribution, host-specificity, and new locality records

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Spinturnicid mites are ectoparasites exclusively of bats. Herein, we provide a comprehensive catalogue of spinturnicid species recorded in Brazil focusing on their distribution nationwide. This catalogue listed 16 spinturnicid species into four different genera, and a key for the genera recorded in Brazil. Also, it provides new locality records for four species: Cameronieta almaensis Almeida, Gettinger and Gardner, Periglischrus acutisternus Machado-Allison, Periglischrus caligus Kolenati, and Periglischrus iheringi Oudemans. Additionally, this study includes a detailed discussion on the host-specificity and molecular data of these mites.

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bats, Chiroptera, ectoparasite, Mites, new records

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Inglês

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International Journal of Acarology, v. 50, n. 3, p. 222-236, 2024.

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Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias
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Campus: Jaboticabal


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