Kiricephalus coarctatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalidae) from Orange-Striped Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis proximus proximus (Serpentes: Colubridae), from Arkansas, U.S.A., with a Summary of Ophidian Hosts of the Western Hemisphere

Chris T. McAllister; Charles R. Bursey

doi:10.1654/COPA-D-22-00001

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Chris T. McAllister,^1,* Charles R. Bursey²

¹Division of Science and Mathematics, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745, U.S.A. (e-mail: )
²Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University–Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, U.S.A. (e-mail: )

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Two adult orange-striped ribbonsnakes, Thamnophis proximus proximus, were collected from northern Arkansas and examined for helminths. A single snake harbored 4 specimens of the pentastomid, Kiricephalus coarctatus. We document a new host as well as a new distributional record for the parasite. This is only the second time a species of pentastomid has been reported from the state in any host. A summary of ophidian hosts of K. coarctatus from the Western Hemisphere is included.

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Chris T. McAllister and Charles R. Bursey "Kiricephalus coarctatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalidae) from Orange-Striped Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis proximus proximus (Serpentes: Colubridae), from Arkansas, U.S.A., with a Summary of Ophidian Hosts of the Western Hemisphere," Comparative Parasitology 89(2), 63-67, (23 September 2022). https://doi.org/10.1654/COPA-D-22-00001

Published: 23 September 2022

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