A new species of Leptus (Leptus) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) and new records of Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri Jacinavicius, Bassini-Silva & Welbourn, 2019 for Brazil

ABSTRACT

Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy has 60 genera worldwide, of which Leptus Latreille has around 260 species described, with 15 of these recorded from Brazil. Here, we describe Leptus (Leptus) flechtmanni sp. n. from a cave in the state of Pará. Additional material attributed to this species is reported from other caves and also parasitizing a harvestman. In addition, SEM images and new Brazilian host records (Diplopoda and Hemiptera) are presented for Leptus (Leptus) haitlingeri from the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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KEYWORDS:

• Parasitengona
• ectoparasite
• opiliones
• diplopoda
• insecta
• cave fauna

Acknowledgments

To Gabrielle Ribeiro de Andrade, Maria Cristina Ferreira do Rosário, Paulo André M. Goldoni and Thamara Ayala from the Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan; Andrew Ulsamer and Debra Creel from the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA for technical contribution; Valeria Castilho Onofrio, for giving access to Acari Collection of the Instituto Butantan; Beatriz Mauricio and Luciana Almeida Sato from the Laboratory de Biologia Celular, Instituto Butantan, for providing access to the scanning microscope and inverted microscope with differential interferential contrast; Owen Seeman from the Queensland Museum, for valuable contributions to improving this manuscript; The Smithsonian Natural History Museum and National Agricultural Library (NAL-USDA), SEL-USDA for support and assistance with specimens and references. 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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Funding

This work was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico under the Grant [CNPq no. 377343/2015-3 (DMB-B), CNPq no. 377342/2015-7 (DMB-B), CNPq no. 454907/2014-1 (DMB-B); CNPq no. 377976/2014-8 (DMB-B) and CNPq no. 303028/2014-9 (ADB]; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo under Grant FAPESP no. [2010/51875-9 (DMB-B), 2016/24248-0 (LFMI), 2017/01416-7 (RB-S), 2018/00103-8 (RSB) and 2018/24667-8 (RB-S)]; This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001.