Occurrence of the mite Acanthonyssus proechimys (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on a spiny rat in Brazil

Occurrence of the mite Acanthonyssus proechimys (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on a spiny rat in Brazil

ABSTRACT Macronyssid mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates. We slide-mounted and re-examined mite material collected in a 1987-1989 expedition to Maracá Ecological Station, Roraima State, Brazil. The specimens were identified as Acanthonyssus proechimys Yunker and Saunders (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae), which were collected parasitizing a South American spiny rat, Proechimys sp. This represents the first record of Acanthonyssus in Brazil.

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Main Authors: BASSINI-SILVA,Ricardo, JACINAVICIUS,Fernando de Castro, CASTRO-SANTIAGO,Ana Carolina, DOWLING,Ashley P.G., ANDRÉ,Marcos Rogerio, LINARDI,Pedro M., BARROS-BATTESTI,Darci Moraes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672022000400328
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