Two new species of chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae: Blankaartia and Euschoengastia) associated with rodents from the Amargosa Valley, Mojave Desert, United States, with the redescription of Euschoengastia fasolla Brennan and Beck, 1955

In the present study, we described two new species, Euschoengastia mojavensis sp. n. and Blankaartia auris sp. n. collected from rodents in the Amargosa River valley near Tecopa, in Inyo County, California, USA. We also redescribe the most similar Euschoengastia species when compared with the new sp...

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Published in:International journal of acarology 2024-02, Vol.50 (2), p.115-128
Main Authors: Bassini-Silva, Ricardo, Pesapane, Risa, Welbourn, Cal, Ochoa, Ronald, Foley, Janet, Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes, de Castro Jacinavicius, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acarology
California
Chiggers
conservation areas
ectoparasites
Euschoengastia
Mojave Desert
Nature reserves
New species
North America
Physical characteristics
redescriptions
river valleys
species
taxonomy
Trombidiformes
USA
Utah
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Summary:In the present study, we described two new species, Euschoengastia mojavensis sp. n. and Blankaartia auris sp. n. collected from rodents in the Amargosa River valley near Tecopa, in Inyo County, California, USA. We also redescribe the most similar Euschoengastia species when compared with the new species, Euschoengastia fasolla Brennan and Beck, 1955, from Berry Springs Nature Reserve, Utah, USA.
ISSN:0164-7954
1945-3892
1945-3892
DOI:10.1080/01647954.2024.2303101