SPECIES OF OPHIONYSSUS MÉGNIN FROM AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS AND SNAKES (ACARI: DERMANYSSIDAE)

Abstract Four species of Ophionyssus have been taken from Australian lizards and snakes. New host‐records are given for O. scincorum Domrow et al. : Hemiergis decresiensis (Cuvier) (Scincidae) (South Australia); and for O. natricis (Gervais): Lacerta viridis (Laurenti) (Lacertidae), and Acanthophis...

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Published in:Australian Journal of Entomology
Main Author: Domrow, Robert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1985
Subjects:
Insect Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarc*
antarcticus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1985.tb00213.x
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Summary:Abstract Four species of Ophionyssus have been taken from Australian lizards and snakes. New host‐records are given for O. scincorum Domrow et al. : Hemiergis decresiensis (Cuvier) (Scincidae) (South Australia); and for O. natricis (Gervais): Lacerta viridis (Laurenti) (Lacertidae), and Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw and Nodder) and Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw) (Elapidae) (eastern Australia). O. ehmanni sp. n. is figured and described from Egernia striolata (Peters) (Scincidae) (South Australia). Neoliponyssus arnhemlandensis Womersley from Carlia fusca (Duméril and Bibron) (Scincidae) (Northern Territory) is restudied and newly combined with Ophionyssus.

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