New records of avian nasal mites (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) to Southeastern Brazil

Júlia C. Takatsu; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Greg Spicer; Erika Hingst-Zaher; Fernando de C. Jacinavicius

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03040

Authors

Júlia C. Takatsu Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6244-4446
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
Greg Spicer Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-4348
Erika Hingst-Zaher Museu Biológico, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9547-6666
Fernando de C. Jacinavicius Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-3120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03040

Keywords:

Avian nasal mites, endoparasites, Rio de Janeiro State, São Paulo State, Rallidae, Strigidae

Abstract

The avian nasal mites are a group of Mesostigmata, belonging to the family Rhinonyssidae, Trouessart, 1895, obligate endoparasites of the respiratory system of birds. In Brazil, seven of the eight genera of this family have been recorded. After examining the Acarological Collection of the Instituto Butantan, the species Rallinyssus gallinulae Fain, 1960 and Rhinoecius bisetosus Strandtmann, 1952 were identified from Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein, 1818) (Gruiformes: Rallidae) and an unidentified owl, respectively. In this study, we are recording for the first time R. gallinulae from Brazil (Rio de Janeiro State), while R. bisetosus is recorded for the second time to this country (São Paulo State), however from a different specific locality.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Amaral, V. (1962a) Rallinyssoides trappi n. sp. (Acarina: Rhinonyssidae Vitz.1935) parasita da saracura-sana (Ortygonyx nigricans (Vieillot). Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 29: 185-191.

Amaral, V. (1962b) Sternostoma augei n. sp. (Acarina: Rhinonyssidae Vitz.,1935) e identificação das espécies Rhinoecius bisetosus Strandtmann, 1952 e Rhinoecius grandis Strandtmann, 1952. Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 29: 69-81.

Beron, P. (2020) Acarorum Catalogus VI. Order Mesostigmata. Gamasina: Dermanyssoidea (Rhinonyssidae, Spinturnicidae). Sofia: Pensoft. doi: 10.3897/ab.e54206

del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. (2014) HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Spain: Barcelona and UK: Cambridge: Lynx Edicions BirdLife International.

Dimov, I. (2020) Taxonomic diversity and morphology of mites of the family Rhinonyssidae of the northwest of Russia. Saint Petersburg: Krin.

Domrow, R. (1969) The nasal mites of Queensland birds (Acrai: Dermanyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Epidermoptidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 93: 297-426.

Fain, A. (1960) Rallinyssus gallinulae n.sp. et Rallinyssoides n.g. parasites de Rallidae avec une clé des Rhinonyssidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale Belge d’Entomologie, 96(11-12): 293-302.

Joly, A. B. (1950) Estudo Fitogeográfico dos Campos de Butantan (São Paulo). Boletim Da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Botânica, 8: 5-68.

Kun, M. E.; Vega, R. M. (2016) First record of the nasal mite Rallinyssus caudistigmus Strandtmann (Acari: Rhinonyssidae) from Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 75 (1-2): 97-100.

Mascarenhas, C. S.; Bernadon, F. F.; Gastal, S.; Muller, G. (2018) Checklist of the parasitic nasal mites of birds in Brazil. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 23(8): 1672-1692. doi: 10.11158/saa.23.8.15

Pence, D. B. (1975) Keys, species and host list, and bibliography for nasal mites of North American birds (Acarina: Rhinonyssinae, Turbinoptinae, Speleognathinae, and Cytiditidae). Special Publications. Museum of Texas Tech University, 8: 1-148.

Prado, M. L. C. (2005) Cidades universitárias: patrimônio urbanístico e arquitetônico da USP. Centro de Preservação Cultural. São Paulo: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo.

Strandtmann, R. W. (1952) The mesostigmatic nasal mites of birds, III. New species of Rhinoecius from owls. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 54: 205-216.