Bassini-Silva, RicardoHuang-Bastos, MatheusOconnor, Barry MKlimov, PavelWelbourn, CalOchoa, RonBarros-Battesti, Darci Moraes [UNESP]De Castro Jacinavicius, Fernando2021-06-252021-06-252021-05-01Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 3, p. 1166-1170, 2021.1938-29280022-2585http://hdl.handle.net/11449/207814South American chiggers have historically been poorly studied, and this has continued into present times. Of the 33 genera in the family Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, only Odontacarus Ewing and Sasacarus Brennan & Jones have been reported in Peru. Here, we describe a new genus, Peruacarus n. gen., and a new species, Peruacarus anthurium n. sp., parasitizing Koford's grass mouse, Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, in Peru.1166-1170engchigger miteectoparasitePeruRodentiaSouth AmericaArtigo10.1093/jme/tjab0102-s2.0-85107082613