A New Stubby Species of Demodectic Mite (Acari: Demodicidae) From the Domestic Dog (Canidae)

• Published in: Journal of medical entomology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 323 - 328
• Main Authors: Morita, Tatsushi, Ohmi, Aki, Kiwaki, Akihito, Ike, Kazunori, Nagata, Katsuyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Entomological Society of America 28.02.2018; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Body length; Canidae; Canis familiaris; Demodex; Demodex canis; Demodex equi; Dogs; Domestic animals; Greece; Japan; Mites; morphology; MORPHOLOGY, SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION; New species; Otitis; Otitis externa; Physical characteristics; Greece; Japan

A new species of Demodex was detected in the earwax of a dog with otitis externa in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in July 2010. The opisthosoma length of the mite was slightly shorter than 1/2 of its body length, which was different from the other species in domestic dogs, D. canis and D. injai, but wa...