New records of Phthiraptera in domestic mammals in Chile

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D. González-Acuña
D. del C. Castro
E. Mey
L. Moreno-Salas

Abstract

The presence of the Phthiraptera species Linognathus setosus (von Olfers 1816) andHeterodoxus spiniger(Enderlein 1909) on the domestic dog Canis familiaris, and Linognathus africanus (Kellog and Paine 1911) on Caprahircus are described in the province of Ñuble, 8th Region of Chile. The description of Heterodoxus longitarsus(Paiget 1880), and the presence of L. africanus in Chile is discussed.

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González-Acuña, D., Castro, D. del C., Mey, E., & Moreno-Salas, L. (2005). New records of Phthiraptera in domestic mammals in Chile. Archivos De Medicina Veterinaria, 37(1), 77–78. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0301-732X2005000100012
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COMUNICACIONES