Folia Parasitologica 65:017 (2018) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2018.017

The chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on wild birds in Honduras

Stanislav Kalúz1, Ivan Literák2, Stanislav Kolenčík2
1 Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia;
2 Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

The chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch et Fauran, 1956), Parasecia soucouyanti (Brennan et Yunker, 1966), Eutrombicula lipovskyana (Wolfenbarger, 1952) and Neoschoengastia dalmati Brennan, 1951 were found in Honduras on a total of twelve bird species. Parasecia soucouyanti was recorded parasitising birds for the first time. All these mites are here reported from Honduras for the first time.

Keywords: Blankaartia, Eutrombicula, mites, Neoschoengastia, Parasecia, Prostigmata

Received: May 23, 2017; Accepted: October 3, 2018; Published online: November 12, 2018  Show citation

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Kalúz, S., Literák, I., & Kolenčík, S. (2018). The chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on wild birds in Honduras. Folia Parasitologica, 65, Article 2018.017. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2018.017
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