First description of a new species of Demodex (Acari: Demodecidae) from rhesus monkey

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 948-952

  Karjala, Zuzana ^a   Desch, Clifford E ^b   Starost, Matthew F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Demodecidae; Hair follicle mite; New species; Rhesus monkey

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DEMODEX; DEMODICIDAE; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 28344435267     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.6.948     Document Type: Article

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