Redescription of Periglischrus herrerai (Acari: Spinturnicidae) Associated to Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae), With a Description of Adult Female Heteromorphism and an Analysis of its Variability Throughout the Neotropics. Issue 2 (22nd November 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Redescription of Periglischrus herrerai (Acari: Spinturnicidae) Associated to Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae), With a Description of Adult Female Heteromorphism and an Analysis of its Variability Throughout the Neotropics. Issue 2 (22nd November 2017)
- Main Title:
- Redescription of Periglischrus herrerai (Acari: Spinturnicidae) Associated to Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae), With a Description of Adult Female Heteromorphism and an Analysis of its Variability Throughout the Neotropics
- Authors:
- Morales-Malacara, Juan B
Aldana, Linda Y M
Reyes-Novelo, Enrique
Almazán-Marín, Cenia E
Ruiz-Piña, Hugo A
Cuxim-Koyoc, Alan
Aguilar-Setién, Álvaro
Colín-Martínez, Helisama
García-Estrada, Carlos
Ojeda, Margarita - Abstract:
- Abstract: A redescription, with a discussion of new features and illustrations, for all life stages is presented for the parasitic mite Periglischrus herrerai Machado-Allison associated with the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (Geoffoy), including a description of the heteromorphic female and the first description of its female deutonymph. In addition, the morphological variation of P. herrerai is evaluated by morphometric analysis of the adults, concluding that there is an evident geographic variation throughout the neotropics. This study was possible by using type material of P. herrerai from the Machado-Allison collection, and voucher specimens from other collections, and specimens from an extensive surveying of hematophagous bats in some localities of the Pacific and Atlantic versants, and central Mexico. Resumen: Se presenta la redescripción, discusión e ilustración de nuevas características de todos los estadios activos del ácaro parásito Periglischrus herrerai Machado-Allison asociado al murciélago vampiro Desmodus rotundus (Geoffroy), incluyendo la descripción de hembras heteromórficas y la primera descripción de la deutoninfa hembra. Además, la variación morfológica de P. herrerai se evaluó mediante el análisis morfométrico de los adultos, del cual se concluye que existe una evidente variación geográfica a lo largo del neotrópico. Este estudio fue posible utilizando material tipo de P. herrerai de la colección de Machado-Allison, así como ejemplares de otrasAbstract: A redescription, with a discussion of new features and illustrations, for all life stages is presented for the parasitic mite Periglischrus herrerai Machado-Allison associated with the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (Geoffoy), including a description of the heteromorphic female and the first description of its female deutonymph. In addition, the morphological variation of P. herrerai is evaluated by morphometric analysis of the adults, concluding that there is an evident geographic variation throughout the neotropics. This study was possible by using type material of P. herrerai from the Machado-Allison collection, and voucher specimens from other collections, and specimens from an extensive surveying of hematophagous bats in some localities of the Pacific and Atlantic versants, and central Mexico. Resumen: Se presenta la redescripción, discusión e ilustración de nuevas características de todos los estadios activos del ácaro parásito Periglischrus herrerai Machado-Allison asociado al murciélago vampiro Desmodus rotundus (Geoffroy), incluyendo la descripción de hembras heteromórficas y la primera descripción de la deutoninfa hembra. Además, la variación morfológica de P. herrerai se evaluó mediante el análisis morfométrico de los adultos, del cual se concluye que existe una evidente variación geográfica a lo largo del neotrópico. Este estudio fue posible utilizando material tipo de P. herrerai de la colección de Machado-Allison, así como ejemplares de otras colecciones y los obtenidos de una recolecta extensiva de murciélagos hematófagos, en varias localidades de las vertientes del Pacífico, Atlántico y del centro de México. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of medical entomology. Volume 55:Issue 2(2018)
- Journal:
- Journal of medical entomology
- Issue:
- Volume 55:Issue 2(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 55, Issue 2 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 55
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0055-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 300
- Page End:
- 316
- Publication Date:
- 2017-11-22
- Subjects:
- Spinturnicidae -- Periglischrus -- herrerai -- Redescription -- bat ectoparasite -- Desmodus
Insects as carriers of disease -- Periodicals
616.968 - Journal URLs:
- http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/jme/tjx202 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0022-2585
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