A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) from the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar

Lance A. Durden; Sharon E. Kessler; Ute Radespiel; Elke Zimmermann; Alida F. Hasiniaina; Sarah Zohdy

doi:10.1093/jme/tjy046

A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) from the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar

Lance A. Durden, Sharon E. Kessler, Ute Radespiel, Elke Zimmermann, Alida F. Hasiniaina, Sarah Zohdy

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Abstract

Lemurpediculus madagascariensis sp. nov. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) is described from the Gray Mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus (J. F. Miller) (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), from Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar. Lemurs were trapped using Sherman Live Traps and visually inspected for lice, which were preserved in 90% ethanol. Adults of both sexes and the third-instar nymph of the new species are illustrated and distinguished from the four previously known species of Lemurpediculus: L. verruculosus (Ward); L. petterorum Paulian; L. claytoni Durden, Blanco, and Seabolt; and L. robbinsi Durden, Blanco, and Seabolt. It is not known if the new species of louse is a vector of any pathogens or parasites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	910-914
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy046
State	Published - Jul 2018

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Keywords

Anoplura
Madagascar
Mouse lemur
New species
Phthiraptera

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A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) from the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar

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