by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
PENTASTOMIDA The pentastomids comprise a small group of organisms that have a worm-like adult and a larval stage within the eggshell that appears to be mite-like. It appears that they are probably related in some way to the parasitic crustacea and have developed in a...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Lnyxacarus radovskyi Tenorio, 1974 (Figure 5-34 through 5-35) ETYMOLOGY: Lynx = for the host from which the first species in the genus was described and acarus for mite, along with radovskyi for Dr. Radovsky of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii....
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Sarcoptes scabiei (Linnaeus, 1758) Latreille, 1802 (Figure 5-33) Sarcoptesscabiei is not commonly reported from cats. The adults of Sarcoptes are larger than those of Notoedres, and te female has large triangular spines on the surface of its body (Fig. 5-33) Work by...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Notoedres cati (Hering, 1838) Railliet, 1893 (Figures 5-29 through 5-32) ETYMOLOGY:Noto = back and edres = seat, referring to the dorsal location of the anus, along with cati for the feline host. SYNONYMS: Sarcoptescati, Hering, 1838; Sarcoptesscabiei var. cati...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Otodectes cynotis (Hering, 1838) Canestrini, 1894 (Figures 5-26 through 5-28) ETYMOLOGY:Oto = Ear and dektes = a beggar; along with cynotis, Greek for "of the dog” SYNONYMS: The synonyms are listed by Sweatmean (1958). Sarcoptescynotis Hering, 1838;...
