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TitleA new species of Aplodontopus (Acari : Astigmata : Chortoglyphidae) from the yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris (Rodentia : Sciuridae) in eastern Washington, USA, with observations on its pathology
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2003
AuthorsKrantz, GW, Oconnor, BM, Foreyt, WJ, Fain, A
JournalInternational Journal of Acarology
Volume29
Pagination99-105
Type of ArticleJournal Article
ISSN0164-7954
Abstract

The deutonymph of a new species of the chortoglyphid genus Aplodontopus is described from a population of Marmota flaviventris occupying a city park in eastern Washington state, USA. Many of the mite-infested individuals displayed hair loss ranging from 20-100%, along with a variety of tissue and histological abnormalities. A key to the deutonymphs of described species of Aplodontopus is presented.
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