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Fur mite, Listrocarpus alouattae Fain (Acari: Atopomelidae), from Alouatta palliata Gray (Primates: Cebidae) in Costa Rica

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Troyo Rodríguez, Adriana
Solano Chinchilla, Mayra Emilia
Calderón Arguedas, Ólger
Chinchilla Carmona, Misael
Sánchez Porras, Ronald
Gutiérrez Espeleta, Gustavo A.

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Se presentan resultados preliminares de un estudio sobre ectoparásitos de monos de Costa Rica. Se evaluaron 36 monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata Gray, 1849) y 3 monos capuchinos (Cebus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758) provenientes de diferentes zonas del país. En 2 de los A. palliata se encontraron ácaros de la familia Atopomelidae que fueron identificados como Listrocarpus alouattae Fain, 1972 (Acari: Astigmata). El análisis estadistico mostró diferencias significativas entre la mayoría de las medidas de estos ejemplares y las descritas anteriormente por Fain (1979) por lo que se sugiere que existen variaciones intraespecíficas en L. alouattae.
Preliminary results of a study on ectoparasites of Costa Rican monkeys are presented. Thirty six mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray, 1849) and 3 capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758) from different zones of the country were examined for ectoparasites. Fur mites of the family Atopomelidae were found on 2 of the individuals of A. palliata, which were identified as Listrocarpus alouattae Fain, 1972 (Acari: Astigmata). A statistical analysis showed differences between most measurements of these specimens and those described by Fain (1979) suggesting that there are intraspecific variations in L. alouattae.

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Acari, Atopomelidae, Listrocarpus, ectoparasite, Costa Rica, howler monkey, Fur mites, Enfermedad animal, Parasitología

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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647950208684299#.VMaU5y6rFyc

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