Chigger Mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Chiloé Island, Chile, With Descriptions of Two New Species and New Data on the Genus Herpetacarus
Three species of chigger mites are recorded in our collections from four species of cricetid rodents on Chiloé Island (southern Chile, Los Lagos Region), an area endemic to scrub typhus (Orientia sp.). Two species are described as new—Herpetacarus (Abonnencia) eloisae sp. nov. and Quadraseta chiloen...
Published in: | Journal of Medical Entomology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Entomological Society of America
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa258 |