Description of nymphal stages of Periglischrus cubanus (Acari, Spinturnicidae), parasites from Erophylla sezekorni bombifrons (Chiroptera) from Puerto Rico with observations on the nymphal stages and host-parasite relationships within the genus Periglischrus

Jean Deunff; John O Whitaker Jr; Allen Kurta

doi:10.1603/me10234

Description of nymphal stages of Periglischrus cubanus (Acari, Spinturnicidae), parasites from Erophylla sezekorni bombifrons (Chiroptera) from Puerto Rico with observations on the nymphal stages and host-parasite relationships within the genus Periglischrus

J Med Entomol. 2011 Jul;48(4):758-63. doi: 10.1603/me10234.

Authors

Jean Deunff¹, John O Whitaker Jr, Allen Kurta

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Parasitologie Pharmaceutique, Unité Mixte de recherche Centre National de la recherche Scientifique 6553 ECO-BIO Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, UniversitC de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35043 RENNES Cédex, France.

PMID: 21845933
DOI: 10.1603/me10234

Abstract

The adults of Periglischrus cubanus were described by Dusbábek (1968). In this study, we describe the nymphal stages of this species and make some general observations on nymphal stages in the genus Periglischrus.

MeSH terms

Acari / anatomy & histology*
Acari / classification*
Acari / growth & development
Animals
Chiroptera / parasitology*
Female
Host-Parasite Interactions
Male
Mite Infestations / parasitology
Mite Infestations / veterinary*
Nymph / anatomy & histology
Nymph / classification
Puerto Rico