First record of Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran, 1956) (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) parasitizing the striped owl in Northeastern Brazil.
Ricardo Bassini SilvaFernando de Castro JacinaviciusMatheus Huang-BastosAksa Ingrid Vieira BatistaNathália Caroline Souza da SilvaThiago Ferreira Lopes NeryJosivania Soares PereiraCal WelbournRonald OchoaDarci Moraes Barros-BatesttiPublished in: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria (2021)
The chigger species Blankaartia sinnamaryi (Floch & Fauran) has been collected mainly from birds with a few records from reptiles and mammals. In Brazil, this species has been found on birds in the Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states. Here, we report the first record of B. sinnamaryi parasitizing the striped owl, Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot), in the Paraíba state, Brazil (northeastern region).
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