Folia Parasitologica 50[2] 143-150 (2003) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.025

Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) new to the fauna of Cuba, with the description of two new species

Milan Daniel1, Alexandr A. Stekol'nikov2
1 School of Public Health, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Ruská 85, 100 05 Prague 10, Czech Republic
2 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia

Two new species of chigger mites, Hyponeocula monocoxalae sp. n. from bats and reptiles, and Perates nudosetosus sp. n. from bats, are described. The first finding of larvae of Tectumpilosum negreai Feider, 1983 in nature is reported from a bat collected at the type locality, and the description of this species is emended. Four species, Perates monops (Brennan et Jones, 1960), Parasecia manueli (Brennan et Jones, 1960), Beamerella acutascuta Brennan, 1958, and Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch et Fauran, 1956), are recorded for the first time in Cuba and on new host species.

Keywords: Acari, chiggers, Hyponeocula monocoxalae, Perates nudosetosus, taxonomy, parasites, Cuba 1960), Parasecia manueli (Brennan et Jones, 1960), Beamerella acutascuta Brennan, 1958, and Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch

Received: May 2, 2002; Accepted: August 7, 2002; Published: June 1, 2003  Show citation

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Daniel, M., & Stekol'nikov, A.A. (2003). Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) new to the fauna of Cuba, with the description of two new species. Folia Parasitologica, 50(2), 143-150. doi: 10.14411/fp.2003.025
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