TY - JOUR
T1 - Ectoparasites Associated to Two Species of Corynorhinus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Guanaceví Mining Region, Durango, Mexico
AU - Villegas-Guzman, Gabriel A.
AU - López-González, Celia
AU - Vargas, Margarita
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - As a part of an inventory of bats in abandoned mines at the municipality of Guanaceví, Durango, Mexico, a sample of long-eared bats (genus Corynorhinus) was collected and ectoparasites were taken. Twenty-three specimens of Corynorhinus mexicanus Allen, 1916, and 18 of Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper, 1937) were collected in four sampling periods coincident with the seasons. In total, 98 ectoparasites of 10 species and seven families were examined. Five species are recorded for the first time on C. mexicanus and four on C. townsendii. Macronyssus cyclaspis and Trichobius corynorhini had the highest frequency of infestation in both bats. Differences in number of arthropods per bat among seasons were nonsignificant for both species.
AB - As a part of an inventory of bats in abandoned mines at the municipality of Guanaceví, Durango, Mexico, a sample of long-eared bats (genus Corynorhinus) was collected and ectoparasites were taken. Twenty-three specimens of Corynorhinus mexicanus Allen, 1916, and 18 of Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper, 1937) were collected in four sampling periods coincident with the seasons. In total, 98 ectoparasites of 10 species and seven families were examined. Five species are recorded for the first time on C. mexicanus and four on C. townsendii. Macronyssus cyclaspis and Trichobius corynorhini had the highest frequency of infestation in both bats. Differences in number of arthropods per bat among seasons were nonsignificant for both species.
KW - Bats
KW - Ectoparasites
KW - Host-parasite relationships
KW - Mexico
KW - Mites
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U2 - 10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0125:EATTSO]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0125:EATTSO]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0022-2585
VL - 42
SP - 125
EP - 127
JO - Journal of Medical Entomology
JF - Journal of Medical Entomology
IS - 2
ER -