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The mange-causing mites of the genus Psorergates (Acarina: Myobiidae) with description of a new species from a South African monkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

F. Zumpt  and
W. Till
F. Zumpt
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg
W. Till
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg
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A male specimen of the monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus (Cuvier), caught near Bedford, Eastern Cape, was sent to us by Dr P. A. D. Winter of the Polio Research Foundation, Rietfontein. On arrival at Rietfontein this monkey showed slight symptoms of a mange, described by Dr Winter as follows: 'The lesion was scaly with underlying patches of erythema. Over the lesion the hair was thin. On scraping, much of the scaly material could be taken away, revealing irregular, raised erythematous patches. These patches were distributed particularly on the dorsal aspects of the limbs and there were also several of them on the chest, abdomen and head.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 45 , Issue 3-4 , November 1955 , pp. 269 - 274
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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