Two species of Phthiraptera, Bovicola caprae (Ischnocera: Bovicolidae) and Solenopotes binipilosus (Anoplura: Linognathi-dae), and one species of mite, Psoroptes ovis (Acari: Psoroptidae), were recorded on huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Chile. The sucking louse S. binipilosus and the mite P. ovis are reported for the first time from this host.
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1 October 2009
First Records of the Louse Solenopotes binipilosus (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and the Mite Psoroptes ovis (Arachnida: Acari) from Wild Southern Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus)
Daniel González-Acuña,
G. Cristián Saucedo,
Paulo Corti,
María Eugenia Casanueva,
Armando Cicchino