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Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago

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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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Acknowledgements

To Gabrielle R. de Andrade and Maria C. F. do Rosário for technical contribution, Debra Creel (SEL-USDA), Andrew Ulsamer (SEL-USDA), Armando Rosario-Lebron (APHIS-USDA), the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and National Agricultural Library (NAL-USDA) for their help with references and technical support. This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq no. 440639/2015-8 to DMB-B; 377976/2014-8 to FCJ) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP no. 2017/01416-7 and 2018/24667-8 to RB-S, and 2019/19853-0 to FCJ). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA; USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Data collection and analysis were performed by RB-S, MH-B and FCJ. Type examination and preparation of the drawings performed by RB-S and FCJ. Literature survey and provision of sources in order to examine the material were provided by RO and CW. Leadership responsibility for this research activity planning, execution and acquisition of the financial support were performed by DMB-B. The first draft of the manuscript was written by RB-S and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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  1. Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva Avenue, 87, São Paulo, SP, 05508270, Brazil

    Ricardo Bassini-Silva, M. Huang-Bastos & D. M. Barros-Battesti

  2. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Ricardo Bassini-Silva, M. Huang-Bastos & F. C. Jacinavicius

  3. Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL, USA

    C. Welbourn

  4. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, National Insect and Mite Collection, Washington, DC, USA

    R. Ochoa

  5. Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias-UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil

    D. M. Barros-Battesti

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Bassini-Silva, R., Huang-Bastos, M., Welbourn, C. et al. Batmanacarus robini, n. gen., n. sp. (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) collected parasitizing a ghost-faced bat (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from a cave in Trinidad and Tobago. Syst Parasitol 98, 277–283 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-021-09976-2

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