Published 2020 | Version v1
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The first record of the spinturnicid mite Spinturnix kolenatii Oudemans, 1910 (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Spinturnicidae) from the long-tailed serotine bat Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Africa

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Three individuals of a spinturnicid mite resembling, Spinturnix kolenatii, are reported from the long-tailed serotine bat, Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), caught in the Kunene Region of Namibia (Southern Africa). This is the first report of S. kolenatii in Africa, significantly expanding the geographical distribution range of this ectoparasite.

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URL
hash://md5/d0c0b0a6aa21b793182e4fce6b0074b8
URN
urn:lsid:zotero.org:groups:5435545:items:SSDV6CPQ
DOI
10.1080/01647954.2020.1731596

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera