Ectoparasites of neonate Indiana bats, Myotis sodalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with description of male of Paraspinturnix globosa (Acari: Spinturnicidae)

J O Whitaker Jr; J Deunff; J J Belwood

doi:10.1093/jmedent/37.3.445

Ectoparasites of neonate Indiana bats, Myotis sodalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with description of male of Paraspinturnix globosa (Acari: Spinturnicidae)

J Med Entomol. 2000 May;37(3):445-53. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.445.

Authors

J O Whitaker Jr¹, J Deunff, J J Belwood

Affiliation

¹ Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.

PMID: 15535591
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.445

Abstract

A total of 145 ectoparasites was found on five pups of the Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis, from a roost in Warren County, in southwestern Ohio. Most were Macronyssus crosbyi, the common mite of this host, but three males, two nymphs and a nonengorged female of Paraspinturnix globosa were found. Males and nymphs of this species have not previously been reported. In addition, two female adults of Paraspinturnix globosa were found in the anus of one adult female. The male, female deutonymph and nongravid engorged female of P. globosa are described for the first time.

MeSH terms

Acari / classification
Acari / pathogenicity*
Acari / ultrastructure
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Chiroptera / parasitology*
Male
Ohio