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Research Project: Plant Feeding Mite (Acari) Systematics

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: A new species of Boshkerria and redescription of Boshkerria punctata (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)

Author
item BASSINI-SILVA, R. - Universidad De Sao Paulo
item HUANG-BASTOS, MATHEUS - Universidad De Sao Paulo
item OCONNOR, BARRY - University Of Michigan
item KLIMOV, PAVEL - University Of Michigan
item WELBOURN, W.C. - Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services
item Ochoa, Ronald - Ron
item BARROS-BATTESTI, D.M. - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item JACINAVICIUS, F.C. - Universidad De Sao Paulo

Submitted to: Journal of Medical Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/12/2021
Publication Date: 4/14/2021
Citation: Bassini-Silva, R., Huang-Bastos, M., Oconnor, B.M., Klimov, P., Welbourn, W., Ochoa, R., Barros-Battesti, D., Jacinavicius, F. 2021. A new species of Boshkerria and redescription of Boshkerria punctata (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 47(4-5):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2021.1903995.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2021.1903995

Interpretive Summary: Chiggers have been considered important around the world for their role in disease transmission. Chiggers are associated with wild and domestic animals including humans. This paper redescribed one known species from the Americas and described a new species of chigger from Peru. This information is useful for people working with acari, domestic and wild animals, quarantine, agriculture and medical and veterinary fields.

Technical Abstract: The Neotropical genus Boshkerria Fauran, 1959 has two species, Boshkerria tuberculata (Fauran, 1959) and Boshkerria punctata (Boshell and Kerr, 1942) parasitizing mammals of the Central and South American continents. Here, we redescribe B. puncatata based on two syntypes and describe a new species, Boshkerria erwini n. sp. from a rodent in Peru. A key is provided for the three species in the genus.