Three new bat ectoparasite species of the genus Macronyssus from Western Siberia (with an identification key for females of the genus Macronyssus from the Palearctic boreal zone)
Three new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Macronyssus Kolenati 1858 (Acari: Macronyssidae) namely Macronyssus sibiricus n. sp. Macronyssus stanyukovichi n. sp. and Macronyssus tigirecus n. sp. are described (females only males protonymphs and larvae remain unknown). All species are known...
| Published in: | Journal of Parasitology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1645/14-609.1 http://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/vtls:000548006 |
| Summary: | Three new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Macronyssus Kolenati 1858 (Acari: Macronyssidae) namely Macronyssus sibiricus n. sp. Macronyssus stanyukovichi n. sp. and Macronyssus tigirecus n. sp. are described (females only males protonymphs and larvae remain unknown). All species are known from Western Siberia and belong to the Siberian–Far Eastern bat ectoparasite fauna complex. The parasite hosts are the eastern water bat Myotis petax Hollister 1912 and Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat Murina hilgendorfi Peters 1880 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). An identification key for females of the genus Macronyssus Kolenati 1858 in the boreal Palearctic region is presented. |
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