A checklist of chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) of Panama

Authors: BASSINI-SILVA, R - Butantan Institute; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO - Butantan Institute; BERMUDEZ, SERGIO - Gorgas Memorial Institute Of Health Studies; MIRANDA, ROBERT - Gorgas Memorial Institute Of Health Studies; WELBOURN, W - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services; Ochoa, Ronald - Ron; BARROS-BATTESTI, D - Faculdade De Ciências Agrárias E Veterinárias De Jaboticabal-Unesp; JACINAVICIUS, F - Butantan Institute

Submitted to: Acarologia
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/16/2021
Publication Date: 10/1/2021
Citation: Bassini-Silva, R., Takatsu, J., Bermudez, S.E., Miranda, R.J., Welbourn, W.C., Ochoa, R., Barros-Battesti, D.M., Jacinavicius, F.C. 2021. A checklist of chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) of Panama. Acarologia. 61(4):763-789. https://doi.org/10.24349/ach8-Eqk3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24349/ach8-Eqk3

Interpretive Summary: Chiggers are associated with wild and domestic animals, including humans. This paper reports 38 genera and 81 species of chigger mites associated with birds, reptiles, and mammals known from Panama. This information would be useful for people working in Acari, domestic and wild animals, quarantine, agriculture, medical, and veterinary fields.

Technical Abstract: An updated checklist 26 of chiggers from the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, with 81 species in 38 genera all parasitizing different vertebrate hosts in Panama. The depository for all Panamanian records, including new locality and host records is provided.