The first record of the spinturnicid mite Spinturnix kolenatii Oudemans, 1910 (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Spinturnicidae) from the long-tailed serotine bat Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Africa

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 28 Feb 2020 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:International Journal of Acarology, volume 46, pages 160-164 (issn: 0164-7954, eissn: 1945-3892,

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Authors: Maria V. Orlova; Theresa M. Laverty; Will K. Reeves; Elena M. Gratton; Mallory L. Davies;

doi: 10.1080/01647954.2020.1731596 , 10.5281/zenodo.13438017 , 10.5281/zenodo.13438016

The first record of the spinturnicid mite Spinturnix kolenatii Oudemans, 1910 (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Spinturnicidae) from the long-tailed serotine bat Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Africa

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Three individuals of a spinturnicid mite resembling, Spinturnix kolenatii, are reported from the long-tailed serotine bat, Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), caught in the Kunene Region of Namibia (Southern Africa). This is the first report of S. kolenatii in Africa, significantly expanding the geographical distribution range of this ectoparasite.

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Keywords

Chiroptera, Mammalia, bats, Animalia, bat, Biodiversity, Chordata

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