In 2001 mites from three bats were collected, Molossus ater at Silva Jardim municipality and from Molossus molossus at Rio de Janeiro municipality, both in the Rio de Janeiro state. The mites where identified as Dentocarpus silvai silvai (Acari: Chirodiscidae), this being the first report of this mite species in Brazil.
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Fonseca, M. A., Valim, M. P., Botão-Miranda, R. A., Gitti, C. B., Amorim, M., & Serra-Freire, N. M. (2005). Ocorrência de Dentocarpus silvai silvai Dusbabek & Cruz, 1966 (Acari: Chirodiscidae) em duas espécies de molossídeos (Mammalia: Chiroptera) no estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Entomología y Vectores, 12(1), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0328-03812005000100010
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