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Representatives of five genera (<jats:italic>Leptotrombidium<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Neotrombicula<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Brunehaldia<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Hirsutiella<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Schoutedenichia<\/jats:italic>) and 10 species of chiggers were discovered in the material, based on morphological and\/or molecular data. <jats:italic>Brunehaldia<\/jats:italic>, new to the fauna of Greece, was recorded for the first time from the edible dormouse. <jats:italic>Neotrombicula talmiensis<\/jats:italic> was new to the fauna of Greece and <jats:italic>Neotrombicula vulgaris<\/jats:italic> was new to the fauna of North Macedonia. Successful amplification and sequencing of COI was carried out in relation to three genera and six species. The intraspecific variation of taxa hitherto distinguished based on morphological criteria was juxtaposed with molecular data, using the distance method and the phylogenetic approach. The molecular methods indicated wider than hitherto recognized, intraspecific morphological variation for <jats:italic>Leptotrombidium europaeum<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>N. talmiensis<\/jats:italic>. On the other hand, an inference limited to morphology proved to be insufficient for species delineation, which was confirmed by the relatively low identity (%) of examined COI sequences as well as the size of inter-\/intraspecific K2P distance threshold. Our study provides support for integrative taxonomy that combines different sources of evidence and contributes to recognition of the scope of intraspecific variation. The high degree of hidden diversity revealed with the application of molecular tools, votes for a careful approach to the identification of chiggers. The confirmed cases of co-invasion, including the representatives of various genera (<jats:italic>Leptotrombidium<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Neotrombicula<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Brunehaldia<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Neotrombicula<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Neotrombicula<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Schoutedenichia<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Hirsutiella<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Schoutedenichia<\/jats:italic>) additionally support the need to include all larvae found on a given host specimen in the identification process.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10493-023-00824-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,8]],"date-time":"2023-08-08T16:01:45Z","timestamp":1691510505000},"page":"1-27","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Let me know your name: a study of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) associated with the edible dormouse (Glis glis) in the Carpathian\u2013Balkan distribution gradient"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"91","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1469-1036","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paula","family":"Zajkowska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9881-2212","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz","family":"Postawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8791-4670","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joanna","family":"M\u0105kol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"824_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1351","DOI":"10.1134\/S0013873818090130","volume":"98","author":"AA Antonovskaia","year":"2018","unstructured":"Antonovskaia AA (2018) Using DNA markers in studies of chigger mites (Acariformes, Trombiculidae). 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