The first finding of parasitic mite, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Macronyssidae), in Namibia

Maria V Orlova; Theresa M Laverty; Will K Reeves; Elena M Gratton; Mallory L Davies

doi:10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2002

The first finding of parasitic mite, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Macronyssidae), in Namibia

J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2020 May 21;91(0):e1-e3. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2002.

Authors

Maria V Orlova¹, Theresa M Laverty, Will K Reeves, Elena M Gratton, Mallory L Davies

Affiliation

¹ Institute of X-Bio, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia; and, Laboratory of biodiversity monitoring, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk. masha_orlova@mail.ru.

Abstract

Sixty-four individuals of a macronyssid mite, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt, Patterson 1951), were identified from Egyptian free-tailed bats Tadarida aegyptiaca (É. Geoffroy 1818) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) captured in the Kunene region of Namibia (southern Africa). This is the first report on P. nyctinomi in the country.

Keywords: Egyptian free-tailed bat; Macronyssidae; Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi; Tadarida aegyptiaca. Namibia.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animals
Chiroptera / parasitology*
Female
Host-Parasite Interactions
Male
Mites / growth & development
Mites / physiology*
Namibia
Nymph / growth & development
Nymph / physiology