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1 April 2005 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
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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.

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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