Observations on some astigmatid mites (Acari) parasitic on rodents (Rodentia) from Peru, with description of three new species

Abstract

Three new species of astigmatid mites parasitic on rodents from Peru are described, i.e. Sclerolistrophorus peruviensis n. sp. and S. longipes n. sp. (Listrophoridae) from Oryzomys spp. (Sigmodontidae) and Echimytricalges whitakeri n. sp. (Lobalgidae) from Echimyidae. Two other species of the genus Echimytricalges, i.e. E. surinamensis Fain and E. mesomys Fain, are recorded for the first time from Peru. The male of Chirodiscoides proechimys (Atopomelidae) is described for the first time, also from Peru. Phoretic deutonymphs of Paralabidophorus peruviensis Fain (Glycyphagidae) are recorded from two new hosts, both from Peru.