The Mite Is a Novel Potential Vector of the Bat Parasite .

, for which only bat bugs (Cimicidae) had previously been demonstrated as vectors, was, for the first time, detected in the gamasine mite in Russia. The molecular phylogenetic analysis indicated that trypanosomes found in these mites belong to the "clade A" of , which, based on genetic distances, can be considered as a species separate from the sister clade B, and according to available data also has a distinct geographic distribution. The presence of developmental forms of resembling those previously described during the development of this trypanosome in cimicids suggests that is a novel vector of the studied trypanosome.