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A New Genus and Species of Chiggers (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Peru
Fecha
2021-05-01Registro en:
Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 58, n. 3, p. 1166-1170, 2021.
1938-2928
0022-2585
10.1093/jme/tjab010
2-s2.0-85107082613
Autor
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Instituto Butantan
University of Michigan
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Agricultural Research Service
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
South American chiggers have historically been poorly studied, and this has continued into present times. Of the 33 genera in the family Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, only Odontacarus Ewing and Sasacarus Brennan & Jones have been reported in Peru. Here, we describe a new genus, Peruacarus n. gen., and a new species, Peruacarus anthurium n. sp., parasitizing Koford's grass mouse, Akodon kofordi Myers & Patton, in Peru.