Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago.
Ricardo Bassini SilvaMatheus Huang-BastosCal WelbournRonald OchoaDarci Moraes Barros-BatesttiFernando de Castro JacinaviciusPublished in: Systematic parasitology (2021)
Trinidad and Tobago, a neotropical country, has 38 reported chigger species. Of these species, 18 were parasitizing bats. Here, we describe a new genus and species parasitizing a ghost-faced bat in this country.
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