Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745.
Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30458.
J Parasitol. 2021 Jan 1;107(1):125-128. doi: 10.1645/20-139.
The chigger, Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan, is a trombiculid mite that infests a variety of vespertilionid bats in North America. It has been reported from at least 9 species of bats from 18 U.S. states. However, nothing is available on the actual in situ infestation and ultrastructure of this chigger. Here we document some stereoscopic photographs of the infestation as well as a scanning electron micrograph of the mite from a common bat species. We also provide a summation of host and state records for this chigger.
恙螨，Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan，是一种侵袭北美的多种蝙蝠的恙螨。它已经在美国 18 个州的至少 9 种蝙蝠中被报道过。然而，关于这种恙螨的实际原位感染和超微结构的信息却没有。在这里，我们记录了一些感染的立体照片，以及一种常见蝙蝠物种的恙螨的扫描电子显微镜照片。我们还提供了这种恙螨的宿主和州记录的总结。
