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Biodiversity and Conservation • Acta Amaz. 52 (4) • Oct-Dec 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202200512   copy

Occurrence of the mite Acanthonyssus proechimys (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on a spiny rat in Brazil

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ABSTRACT

Macronyssid mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates. We slide-mounted and re-examined mite material collected in a 1987-1989 expedition to Maracá Ecological Station, Roraima State, Brazil. The specimens were identified as Acanthonyssus proechimys Yunker and Saunders (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae), which were collected parasitizing a South American spiny rat, Proechimys sp. This represents the first record of Acanthonyssus in Brazil.

KEYWORDS:
mites; ectoparasites; Proechimys; new record

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