A new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944

dc.contributor.authorBassini-Silva, R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorZampaulo, R. A.
dc.contributor.authorWelbourn, C.
dc.contributor.authorOchoa, R.
dc.contributor.authorBrescovit, A. D.
dc.contributor.authorBarros-Battesti, D. M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJacinavicius, F. C.
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Butantan
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionVale SA
dc.contributor.institutionNational Museum of Natural History
dc.contributor.institutionAgricultural Research Service
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:22:29Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:22:29Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe family Leeuwenhoekiidae has a worldwide distribution. In Brazil, it is represented by five genera and 10 species parasitising all groups of terrestrial vertebrates. Examination of material housed in the Acari Collection of the Instituto Butantan revealed undescribed species belonging to this family. In the present study, we describe a new genus, Caramuruacarus gen. nov., with the type species Caramuruacarus carnavalesca sp. nov. from the Minas Gerais State and a new species for the genus Whartonia, Whartonia parauapebensis sp. nov., from Pará State, both from the soil of Brazilian caves. In addition, a discussion of the genus Whartonia and its subgenera is provided. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B4D09A27-D163-4772-B4FA-79949D5FEC9F http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F3533B72-8643-467F-A348-63534EB67AAA http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3BC85F16-1E6D-4FFB-9B71-465A2689D9EE.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Coleções Zoológicas Instituto Butantan
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias –UNESP
dc.description.affiliationGerência de Licenciamento Ambiental e Espeleologia Vale SA
dc.description.affiliationNational Insect and Mite Collection Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
dc.description.affiliationSystematic Entomology Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências – USP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Patologia Reprodução e Saúde Única Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias –UNESP
dc.format.extent1297-1313
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Natural History, v. 56, n. 29-32, p. 1297-1313, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00222933.2022.2118087
dc.identifier.issn1464-5262
dc.identifier.issn0022-2933
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85138742527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/247668
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Natural History
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcari
dc.subjectcaves
dc.subjectchigger
dc.subjectectoparasite
dc.subjectnew genus
dc.subjectnew species
dc.titleA new genus and two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Brazilian caves with notes about the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944en
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9568-4120[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-0955-9930[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9354-3615[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-1680-3601[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1511-5324[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8541-2252[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5503-3120[7]
unesp.departmentPatologia Veterinária - FCAVpt

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