First Records of the Louse Solenopotes binipilosus (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and the Mite Psoroptes ovis (Arachnida: Acari) from Wild Southern Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus)

Two species of Phthiraptera, Bovicola caprae (Ischnocera: Bovicolidae) and Solenopotes binipilosus (Anoplura: Linognathi-dae), and one species of mite, Psoroptes ovis (Acari: Psoroptidae), were recorded on huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Chile. The sucking louse S. binipilosus and the mite P. ovis...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 1235 - 1238
Main Authors Gonzalez-Acuna, Daniel, Saucedo, G. Cristian, Corti, Paulo, Casanueva, Maria Eugenia, Cicchino, Armando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.10.2009
Wildlife Dis Assoc
Subjects
Acari
Animals
Animals, Wild - parasitology
Anoplura - growth & development
Bovicola caprae
Cervidae
Chile - epidemiology
Conservation of Natural Resources
Deer - parasitology
Female
first record
Hippocamelus bisulcus
host-parasite relationships
huemul
lice
Lice Infestations - diagnosis
Lice Infestations - epidemiology
Lice Infestations - veterinary
Male
mite
Mite Infestations - diagnosis
Mite Infestations - epidemiology
Mite Infestations - veterinary
mites
Psoroptes ovis
Psoroptidae - growth & development
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Solenopotes
Solenopotes binipilosus
Chile
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Summary:Two species of Phthiraptera, Bovicola caprae (Ischnocera: Bovicolidae) and Solenopotes binipilosus (Anoplura: Linognathi-dae), and one species of mite, Psoroptes ovis (Acari: Psoroptidae), were recorded on huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Chile. The sucking louse S. binipilosus and the mite P. ovis are reported for the first time from this host.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-45.4.1235