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Research Project: Systematics of Acari and Hemiptera: Plant Pests, Predators, and Disease Vectors

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Redescription of the species Hooperella saccopteryx (Brennan and Jones, 1960)(Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) and first record to Brazil

Author
item ALMEIDA, BEATRIZ - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
item JACINAVICIUS, F. - Butantan Institute
item PESENATO, I. - Universidad De Sao Paulo
item DORNELAS, LEOMAND0-FORTUN - Fiocruz Rondonia
item WELBOURN, W. - Smithsonian Institute
item Ochoa, Ronald
item CAMARGO, LUIS M. - Fiocruz Rondonia
item BARROS-BATTESTI, D. - Faculdade De Ciências Agrárias E Veterinárias De Jaboticabal-Unesp
item BASSINI-SILVA, R. - Butantan Institute

Submitted to: Acarologia
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/24/2024
Publication Date: 10/30/2024
Citation: Almeida, B.R., Jacinavicius, F.C., Pesenato, I.P., Dornelas, L.A., Welbourn, W.C., Ochoa, R., Camargo, L.A., Barros-Battesti, D.M., Bassini-Silva, R. 2024. Redescription of the species Hooperella saccopteryx (Brennan and Jones, 1960)(Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) and first record to Brazil. Acarologia. 64(4):117-1125. https://doi.org/10.24349/vyyq-i2q4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24349/vyyq-i2q4

Interpretive Summary: Chiggers are parasitic mites that attack wild and domestic animals including humans worldwide. Our knowledge of chiggers in the Americas is increasing as collections and surveys from different regions are being performed. Highly important is the examination of type specimens as it is key in the identification and comparison of species. The better understanding of their distribution and host associations the higher impact we have on medical and veterinarian programs. This study points again the importance of reviewing and comparing material with the original mounted specimens. Such findings will help to handle and monitor the impact of these mites as disease vectors. This work is important for people in veterinary/medical research, entomologists, quarantine researchers, ecologists and biologists.

Technical Abstract: The Neotropical genus Hooperella Vercammen-Grandjean has four valid species, they are commonly found parasitizing bats. Currently, only the species Hooperella vesperuginis has been recorded in Brazil. In this study, we are recording a second species for the country, Hooperella saccopteryx. In addition, we are providing a complete redescription based on the types and non-type materials, with schematic drawings of the holotype, as well as Scanning Electron Microscopy images of the recently collected material.