Whartonia (Fascutonia) natsumei (Acari: Trombiculidae): A New Bat Chigger Collected from Plecotus auritus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Japan, with Host and Distribution Records of the Genus Whartonia

Autor:	Hirosato Kikuchi, Hisae Takahashi, Mamoru Takahashi
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Trombiculidae General Veterinary biology Ecology Host (biology) business.industry Zoology Distribution (economics) biology.organism_classification Acariformes Infectious Diseases Genus Insect Science Plecotus auritus Parasitology Acari business Trombiculiasis
Zdroj:	Journal of Medical Entomology. 43:128-137
ISSN:	0022-2585
Popis:	We describe and illustrate a new bat chigger, Whartonia (Fascutonia) natsumei Takahashi, Takahashi & Kikuchi n. sp., ex. Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758), from Japan, and summarize the host and distribution records of the chiggers of the genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944. With the description of a new species here, the number of Whartonia species increases to 40 composed of 22 species from Asia, 14 from North and South America in addition to Central America, and four from Africa.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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