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- Title
Monunguis streblida (Neothrombidiidae) in Brazil and its parasitic relationships with dipteran ectoparasites (Anastrebla and Trichobius) of bats.
- Authors
da Silva Reis, Aline; de Almeida Zampaulo, Robson; de Oliveira Bernardi, Leopoldo Ferreira; Talamoni, Sônia A.
- Abstract
The mite species Monunguis streblida Wharton, 1938 (Neothrombidiidae) is reported in association with dipteran ectoparasites (Streblidae) of Brazilian bats for the first time. A 1-year study of two populations of the bat Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838 in caves in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, found them to be parasitized by four species of streblids, three of which were parasitized by M. streblida. Three hundred and thirty-two individuals of M. streblida were collected in association with 135 individuals of Anastrebla modestini Wenzel, 1966, two individuals of A. caudiferae Wenzel, 1976, and two individuals of Trichobius sp. (dugesii complex). The predominant association of M. streblida with A. modestini suggests a preference for this host for the larvae of this mite. Fluctuations in the abundance of mites were found to accompany seasonal cycles and fluctuations in the abundance of their main host, with the mites being more abundant in months with higher temperatures and greater rainfall. The present work represents the first formal record of the occurrence of M. streblida in South America, increasing its range of occurrence southward by more than 5000 km.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MINAS Gerais (Brazil); ECTOPARASITES; BATS; MITES; HIGH temperatures; ACARIFORMES; CAVES; SPECIES
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2019, Vol 118, Issue 9, p2467
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-019-06384-w