The chiggerflea Hectopsylla pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) as an ectoparasite of free-tailed bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae)
| Autor: | Júlia Lins Luz, Luciana de Moraes Costa, Luiz Antonio Costa Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 104, Iss 4, Pp 567-569 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 1678-8060 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02762009000400005 |
| Popis: | In the present study, we investigated the prevalence and intensity of Hectopsylla pulex infection in Molossus rufus and Molossus molossus, the parasite's choice of attachment site, and whether this host-parasite system varies with host size. Twenty-four bats were captured by hand from the roof of a house in Southeastern Brazil. M. rufus exhibited a prevalence of 71.4% and the mean intensity averaged 5 ectoparasites per bat. M. molossus exhibited a prevalence of 90%, and the average mean intensity was 2.11 ectoparasites. The attachment sites were: ear, tragus, shoulder blade and tibia, anus, wing, axilla, mouth and dactylopatagium. A positive correlation was observed between the bats' weight and the number of fleas. |
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