Synonymy of Quadraseta brennani Goff & Whitaker, 1984 with Quadraseta antillarum (Brennan, 1967) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)

Matheus Huang-Bastos; Rafaela Luiza Arbex; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Cal Welbourn; Ron Ochoa; Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius; Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

doi:10.11158/saa.27.4.8

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21 February 2022 Synonymy of Quadraseta brennani Goff & Whitaker, 1984 with Quadraseta antillarum (Brennan, 1967) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)

Matheus Huang-Bastos, Rafaela Luiza Arbex, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, Ron Ochoa, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius, Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 27(4):763-772 (2022). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.4.8

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Chiggers are ectoparasites of vertebrates and can cause trombiculiasis or transmit pathogens to their hosts. In the Neotropical region, the genus Quadraseta Brennan includes 16 valid species. Quadraseta antillarum (Brennan) and Quadraseta brennani (Goff & Whitaker), are morphologically identical and we propose the synonymy of Q. brennani with Q. antillarum, based on examination of both type series. The little big-eared bat, Micronycteris megalotis Gray from Venezuela is recorded as a new host.

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Matheus Huang-Bastos, Rafaela Luiza Arbex, Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Cal Welbourn, Ron Ochoa, Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius, and Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti "Synonymy of Quadraseta brennani Goff & Whitaker, 1984 with Quadraseta antillarum (Brennan, 1967) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)," Systematic and Applied Acarology 27(4), 763-772, (21 February 2022). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.4.8

Received: 22 October 2021; Accepted: 10 January 2022; Published: 21 February 2022

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