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- Title
Ectoparasites of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), and Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) from Keith county, Nebraska.
- Authors
Durden, Lance A.; Richardson, Dennis J.
- Abstract
Six Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana), nine raccoons (Procyon lotor) and one striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) collected from Keith County Nebraska were examined for ectoparasites. All three host species were parasitized by adults of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis. Opossums were also parasitized by the flea Pulex simulans and the tiny fur mite Didelphilichus serrifer; the latter species represents a new state record for Nebraska. Raccoons were also parasitized by P. simulans and by the lagomorph- associated flea Euhoplopsyllus glacialis affinis, whereas the skunk was also parasitized by the chewing louse Neotrichodectes mephiditis.
- Subjects
KEITH County (Neb.); VIRGINIA opossum; RACCOON; ECTOPARASITES; STRIPED skunk
- Publication
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences & Affiliated Societies, 2013, Vol 33, p21
- ISSN
0163-9013
- Publication type
Article