Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) new to the fauna of Cuba, with the description of two new species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Daniel, Milan ^a   Stekol'nikov, Alexandr A ^b  

^a IPVZ   (Czech Republic)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acari; Chiggers; Cuba; Hyponeocula monocoxalae; Parasites; Perates nudosetosus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BEAMERELLA; BEAMERELLA ACUTASCUTA; BLANKAARTIA SINNAMARYI; HYPONEOCULA MONOCOXALAE; JONES; PARASECIA MANUELI; PERATES MONOPS; PERATES NUDOSETOSUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TECTUMPILOSUM NEGREAI; TROMBICULIDAE; TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 0042349295     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.025     Document Type: Article

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