A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE HOPLOPLEURA AITKENI GROUP (PHTHIRAPTERA: ANOPLURA: HOPLOPLURIDAE) PARASITIC ON SOUTH AMERICAN RODENTS (MAMMALIA: RODENTIA) IN ARGENTINA

A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE HOPLOPLEURA AITKENI GROUP (PHTHIRAPTERA: ANOPLURA: HOPLOPLURIDAE) PARASITIC ON SOUTH AMERICAN RODENTS (MAMMALIA: RODENTIA) IN ARGENTINA

Hoplopleura paranaensis sp. nov. is described from specimens collected from Deltamys kempi Thomas, 1917, on the Delta del Paraná, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Detailed descriptions of sexes, the three nymphal instars, external architecture of eggs (by scanning electron microscopy), and sites of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Entomological news 2007-09, Vol.118 (4), p.325-335
Hauptverfasser: Castro, Dolores del C., González, Alda, Lattari, Mariano, Martino, Natalia, Romero, Mariano D.
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Sprache:eng
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adults
Anoplura
Argentina
eggs
Holplopluridae
Hoplopleura
key
Mammalia
mammalian
new species
nymphs
parasitism
Phthiraptera
Rodentia
South America
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Zusammenfassung:Hoplopleura paranaensis sp. nov. is described from specimens collected from Deltamys kempi Thomas, 1917, on the Delta del Paraná, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Detailed descriptions of sexes, the three nymphal instars, external architecture of eggs (by scanning electron microscopy), and sites of oviposition are provided. Differences from Hoplopleura aitkeniJohnson, 1972 are included. A key and discussion of the distribution of the ten species of the aitkeni-group on their hosts, and their respective geographical ranges in Argentina is also given.
ISSN:0013-872X
2162-3236
DOI:10.3157/0013-872X(2007)118[325:ADDOAN]2.0.CO;2