A new locality record for Radfordiella desmodi Radovsky, 1967 (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) parasitizing the vampire bat in Brazil

Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Ana P. Moura; Ashley P. G. Dowling; Marcos R. André; Fernando  de C. Jacinavicius; Darci M. Barros-Battesti

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03046

Authors

Ricardo Bassini-Silva Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP/Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-4120
Ana P. Moura Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1772-7375
Ashley P. G. Dowling Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1890-1689
Marcos R. André Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-5222
Fernando de C. Jacinavicius Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-3120
Darci M. Barros-Battesti Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-2252

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03046

Keywords:

mites, ectoparasites, Brazilian states, Chiroptera, Desmodus rotundus

Abstract

Macronyssid mites are ectoparasites of reptiles, birds, and mammals (mainly bats). Out of 35 genera in this family, Radfordiella Fonseca, 1948 is a genus from the Neotropical region with six valid species, found parasitizing phyllostomid bats. Only Radfordiella desmodi Radovsky, 1967 and Radfordiella oudemansi Fonseca, 1948 have been registered in Brazil. The present study provides a new locality record for the species R. desmodi, microscopy images to aid in the identification, and a distribution map.

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