Hesperoctenes fumarius (Hemiptera: Polyctenidae) Infesting Molossus rufus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Southeastern Brazil

Carlos E. L. Esbérard; Andrea C. Jesus; Adarene G. Motta; Helena G. Bergallo; Donald Gettinger

doi:10.1645/GE-365R

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Carlos E. L. Esbérard,^1,2 Andrea C. Jesus,^1,2 Adarene G. Motta,^1,2 Helena G. Bergallo,^1,3 Donald Gettinger^1,4

¹Programa de Pós-Graduação, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, 20559-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
²Projeto Morcegos Urbanos, Fundação RIOZOO, Quinta da Boa Vista s.no., 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
³Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, 20559-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
⁴Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514. cesberard@terra.com.br

Abstract

We analyzed the prevalence, intensity, and medium density of parasitism of Hesperoctenes fumarius infesting Molossus rufus in natural (hollow trees) and anthropogenic roosts (attics) in southeastern Brazil. The prevalence and intensity of infestations were higher in the hollow trees than in the attic roosts. We also noted a relationship between the amount of space available within the roost and the infestation levels of H. fumarius. One advantage of roosting in larger, often man-made, refuges may be the reduction in ectoparasite infestations.

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Carlos E. L. Esbérard, Andrea C. Jesus, Adarene G. Motta, Helena G. Bergallo, and Donald Gettinger "Hesperoctenes fumarius (Hemiptera: Polyctenidae) Infesting Molossus rufus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Southeastern Brazil," Journal of Parasitology 91(2), 465-467, (1 April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-365R

Published: 1 April 2005

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