(DOWNLOAD) "Seasonal Variation in Parasitism by Leptus Mites (Acari, Erythraeidae) Upon the Harvestman, Leiobunum Formosum (Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae) (Short Communication) (Report)" by Journal of Arachnology ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Seasonal Variation in Parasitism by Leptus Mites (Acari, Erythraeidae) Upon the Harvestman, Leiobunum Formosum (Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae) (Short Communication) (Report)
- Author : Journal of Arachnology
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Life Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 203 KB
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ABSTRACT. We recorded the number of ectoparasitic erythraeid mite larvae (Leptus sp. Latreille 1796) that were attached to 1241 Leiobunum formosum Wood 1870 from a population in southeastern Virginia. The prevalence of infestation (percent of individuals parasitized) exhibited significant annual and seasonal variation, ranging from 0.5% to 20.3%. The mean intensity of infestation (number of mites per parasitized individual) varied from 1.0 to 1.3, with a maximum observed intensity of 3 mites/individual. This study provides the first description of annual and seasonal variation in mite infestation of harvestmen. Keywords: Harvestmen, ectoparasites, mites, eryrthraeids, variation
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