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Parasitic mites of Surinam

I. Demodex carolliae sp.nov. (Acari: Demodicidae) from the fruit bat Carollia perspicillata

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Clifford Desch
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., U.S.A.
Robert R. Lebel
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., U.S.A.
W. B. Nutting
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., U.S.A.
F. Lukoschus
Affiliation:
Zoologisch Laboratorium, Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Extract

Demodex carolliae, a parasite of the bat Carollia perspicillata, is described for all stages of its life cycle. The sequences and adaptive features of this life cycle are detailed. Some information is presented on the population structure and the pathogenicity of this species.

This research was supported in part by Grant W83–1 to Dr F. Lukoschus from the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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