Charletonia rocciai Treat and Flechtmann, 1979 (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae): larval redescription and new records for Brazil

ABSTRACT

The family Erythraeidae has 60 genera worldwide, of which Charletonia Oudemans has 86 described species, only two of which are recorded in Brazil. Here, we redescribe one of these species based on the holotype, Charletonia rocciai Treat and Flechtmann, and newly collected material. The material represents new records from four different localities in São Paulo State and one in Santa Catarina State. In addition, we provide SEM images of the morphological structures to improve the diagnosis and redescription, an updated distribution map, including biological data, and new host-associations of C. rocciai with the following orders of insects, Coleoptera and Thysanoptera, and with an order of Arachnida – Araneae.

KEYWORDS:

• Parasitengona
• ectoparasite
• Coleoptera
• Thysanoptera
• Araneae
• new records
• Brazil

Acknowledgments

To Gabrielle Ribeiro de Andrade, Maria Cristina Ferreira do Rosário, Paulo André M. Goldoni and Thamara Ayala from the Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, for their technical contribution; prof. Gilberto de Moraes, ESALQ-Universidade de São Paulo, for his reading and valuable contributions to the manuscript; Andre Schneider Prietsch, for the photographs of this mite parasitizing M. pallidus; Andrew Ulsamer and Debra Creel from the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA for references and technical contribution; Valeria Castilho Onofrio from the Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, for giving access to Acarological Collection of the Instituto Butantan; Beatriz Mauricio from the Laboratory de Biologia Celular, Instituto Butantan, for providing access to the scanning microscope; 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 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 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo under Grant FAPESP no. 2017/01416-7 (RB-S), 2018/24667-8 (RB-S), 2020/11755-6 (RB-S) and 2019/19853-0 (FCJ); to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico CNPq (ADB grant PQ 303903/2019-8) and Fundação Butantan (ADB n° 001.0708.000636/2018), and also, was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.