Artículo de revista
First report of mites of the genus Leptus (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) on the endemic kissing bug Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
Fecha
2015Registro en:
International Journal Of Acarology Volumen: 41 Número: 5 Jul 2015
DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2015.1047404
Autor
González Moraga, María Fernanda
Yáñez Meza, Andrea
Cares, Rocío A.
Welbourn, Cal
Botto Mahan, Carezza
Institución
Resumen
In this study, we report the first record of mites of the genus Leptus (Latreille, 1796)
(Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) found on the triatomine Mepraia spinolai (Maza, Gajardo and
Jorg, 1940) (Hemiptera: Rudiviidae), one of the three endemic triatomine species responsible
for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypanosomatida) (Chagas, 1908), the causative
agent of Chagas disease, in Chile.