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New species of the genus Phtheiropoios (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae), parasitic on Ctenomys (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Dolores del Carmen Castro  and
Armando Cicchino
Dolores del Carmen Castro*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, s/n, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Armando Cicchino
Affiliation:
Scientific Department of Entomology, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, sin, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
*
1 Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed (E-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

The species Phtheiropoios centralissp.nov. is described and illustrated from specimens collected on an undescribed species of Ctenomys from Rio Quinto, central Córdoba Province, Argentina. Diagnostic features for the new species include proportion of the male forficula, male external genitalia, and counts of setae and body measurements in both sexes. Its morphological affinities with other species and a key to males of all species of the genus Phtheiropoios known to parasitize rodents of the genus Ctenomys are included.

Résumé

On trouvera ici la description illustrée de Phtheiropoios centralissp.nov. Les spécimens de cette espèce ont été récoltés sur Ctenomys sp. de la localité de Rio Quinto, Córdoba, en Argentine. Les caractéristiques diagnostiques de cette espèce, ainsi que sa position par rapport aux autres espèces de Phtheiropoios sont discutés. Une clé permettra l’identification des mâles de toutes les espèces de Phtheiropoios qui parasitent les rongeurs du genre Ctenomys.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 87 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2001

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