title: A new genus and species of chigger mite (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) from Loxodontomys pikumche (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Chile.
abstract: The family Trombiculidae is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan (Walter et al. 2009). In Chile, the family Trombiculidae is represented by six genera associated with reptiles: Eutrombicula Ewing; Microtrombicula Ewing; Paratrombicula Goff & Whitaker; Whartonacarus (Brennan & Jones); Diaguitacarus Stekolnikov & González-Acuña and Proschoengastia Vercammen-Grandjean and two genera associated with rodents Chilacarus Webb, Bennett & Loomis and Poliremotus Brennan & Goff (Stekolnikov & González-Acuña 2015).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción. Av. Vicente Méndez #595, Chillán, Chile. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Veterinarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Chillán, Chile.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: María Carolina Silva-de La
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fuente
authors.affiliation: Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Veterinarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Chillán, Chile.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: María Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Casanueva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción. Barrio Universitario s/n, Concepción, Chile.; Email: lumoreno@udec.cl.
authors.forename: Lucila Moreno
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción. Av. Vicente Méndez #595, Chillán, Chile.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Acuña
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*