First report of Polyxenidae (Diplopoda: Polyxenida) as a host for Charletonia rocciai Treat & Flechtmann, 1979 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) in Brazil

Luiz F. M. Iniesta; Eli C. Oliveira; Caroline T. Paranhos; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Rodrigo S. Bouzan; Fernando C. Jacinavicius

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec06007

Authors

Luiz F. M. Iniesta Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0529-4162
Eli C. Oliveira Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7971-1549
Caroline T. Paranhos Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4889-8688
Ricardo Bassini-Silva Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil/Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-4120
Rodrigo S. Bouzan Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil/Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-7031
Fernando C. Jacinavicius Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-3120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec06007

Keywords:

velvet mite, Diplopoda, ectoparasite, Southeast Brazil, Neotropical

Abstract

Reports of mites parasitizing arthropods are common worldwide. However, there hasn't been a single record of mite parasitism by any Erythraeidae species on the millipede Polyxenidae in Brazil. To address this gap, we present a record of the species Charletonia rocciai Treat & Flechtmann, 1979 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae), parasitizing a specimen of this millipede family in the country.

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