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

Stanislav Kaluz; Ivan Literak; Stanislav Kolencik

doi:10.14411/fp.2018.017

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

Folia Parasitol (Praha). 2018 Nov 12:65:2018.017. doi: 10.14411/fp.2018.017.

Authors

Stanislav Kaluz¹, Ivan Literak², Stanislav Kolencik²

Affiliations

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.

PMID: 30482889
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2018.017

Abstract

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; Neoschoengastia; Parasecia; Prostigmata; mites.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bird Diseases / epidemiology*
Bird Diseases / parasitology
Birds*
Honduras / epidemiology
Larva / physiology
Mite Infestations / epidemiology
Mite Infestations / prevention & control
Mite Infestations / veterinary*
Prevalence
Trombiculidae / growth & development
Trombiculidae / physiology*