Taxonomic review of the wingmite genus cameronieta (Acari: Spinturnicidae) on neotropical bats, with a new species from Northeastern Brazil

The ectoparasitic mite genus Cameronieta Acari: Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae is endemic to the New World and associated exclusively with bats of the family Mormoopidae. The genus consists of 7 species, 4 broadly distributed through the Caribbean and mainland of North and South America, and 3 species limited to the Greater Antilles archipelago. We present a brief review of the taxonomic history, redefine the genus, and consider some questions that remain concerning the biology and systematics of the group. A new species, Cameronieta almaensis n. Sp., is described from the wings of Pteronotus parnellii collected from the Serra das Almas Reserve, in the northeastern state of Ceará, Brazil.