CEPAVE 05420
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
A new species of the Aitkini group (Phthiraptera, anoplura) parasitic of South American rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia) in Argentina
Autor/es:
CASTRO, D., A. GONZÁLEZ, M. LLTTARI, N. MARTINO & M. ROMERO
Revista:
ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS
Editorial:
American Entomological Society
Referencias:
Lugar: Newark (USA); Año: 2006 vol. 118
ISSN:
0013-872X
Resumen:
Hoplopleura paranaensis sp nov is described from specimens collected from Deltamys kempi Thomas, 1917, from Delta del Paraná, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Detailed descriptions of both sexes, the three nymphal instars, external architecture of eggs (by scanning electron microscopy), and sites of oviposition are provided. Differences from Hoplopleura aitkeni Johnson, 1972 are described. 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.
