New species records of Quadraseta Brennan, 1970 (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) in South America

Rafaela Arbex; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Matheus Huang-Bastos; Ron Ochoa; Cal Welbourn; Darci M. Barros-Battesti; Fernando Jacinavicius

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03042

Authors

Rafaela Arbex Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-1321
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
Matheus Huang-Bastos Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP/Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-8847
Ron Ochoa Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1680-3601
Cal Welbourn Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, National Insect and Mite Collection, Washington, D.C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9354-3615
Darci M. Barros-Battesti Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, São Paulo/Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-FMVZ-USP, São Paulo, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-2252
Fernando 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.ec03042

Keywords:

chiggers, ectoparasites, Brazil, Surinam, Venezuela

Abstract

The genus Quadraseta Brennan, 1970 (Trombiculidae) is distributed in South American, with a few records from Central America. The larvae (chiggers) are primarily mammal parasites, with one species from birds. Examination of unidentified material at US National Insect and Mite Collection revealed five species to this genus: Q. brasiliensis Goff & Gettinger, 1989, Q. falconensis Goff & Brennan, 1977, Q. flochi (Brennan & Jones, 1960), Q. mackenziei (Yunker & Brennan 1964), and Q. mirandae Goff & Brennan, 1977. This study resulted in new South American localities and host records for these species.

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