REDESCRIPTION OF CHORIOPTES TEXANUS, A PARASITIC MITE FROM THE EARS OF REINDEER IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC

Chorioptes texanus, which was first described by Hirst and collected from the bodies of domestic goats in Texas, is redescribed from the ears of semidomesticated reindeer in the Canadian Arctic.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Sweatman, Gordon K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1958
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z58-047
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z58-047
Description
Summary:Chorioptes texanus, which was first described by Hirst and collected from the bodies of domestic goats in Texas, is redescribed from the ears of semidomesticated reindeer in the Canadian Arctic.