Description of Cameronieta torrei dusbabeki (Acari: Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae), new subspecies with nymphs, parasitizing Pteronotus quadridens fuliginosus (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from Puerto Rico

J Med Entomol. 2007 Mar;44(2):179-85. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[179:doctda]2.0.co;2.

Abstract

We describe a new subspecies, Cameronieta torrei dusbabeki, a parasite of Pteronotus quadridens fuliginosus (Gray 1843) from Puerto Rico.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chiroptera / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mite Infestations / parasitology
  • Mite Infestations / veterinary*
  • Mites / anatomy & histology*
  • Mites / classification
  • Mites / ultrastructure
  • Nymph / physiology
  • Nymph / ultrastructure
  • Puerto Rico
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Species Specificity