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Ophionyssus Saurarum (Acari, Mesostigmata) Infecting Lacerta Agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae) See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26649657 Ophionyssus saurarum (Acari, Mesostigmata) infecting Lacerta agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae) Article in Wiadomości parazytologiczne · February 2009 Source: PubMed CITATIONS READS 5 219 2 authors, including: Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz Poznań University of Life Sciences 178 PUBLICATIONS 1,129 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Halolaelaps coulsoni sp. nov. View project Studies on mesostigmatid mites in Rain Forests of South America View project All content following this page was uploaded by Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz on 16 July 2014. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. npas109:pas408.qxd 2009-03-21 23:01 Strona 60 60 R. Haitlinger, D. £upicki Wiadomoœci Parazytologiczne 2009, 51(1), 61–62 Copyright© 2009 Polskie Towarzystwo Parazytologiczne Material: one female References Free-living species, rare in Poland. It was found in moss, under bark and in nests of rodents. First [1] Bogdanowicz W., Ruprecht A.L. 1987. Przypadki record from mammals in Poland. stwierdzeń szopa pracza, Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) w Polsce. Przegląd Zoologiczny 31: 375–383. Family Hirstionyssidae Evans et Till, 1966 [2] Bartoszewicz M., Okarma H. 2007. Szopy nad Wartą. 4. Echinonyssus isabellinus (Oudemans, 1913) Łowiec Polski 3 (1930): 27–29. Material: two females [3] Bartoszewicz M., Okarma H., Zalewski A., Szczęsna Ophionyssus saurarum (Acari, Mesostigmata) infecting In Poland, this species is widely distributed and J. 2008. Ecology of the raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) from Lacerta agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae) was collected from a many rodents and western Poland. Annales Zoologici Fennici 45: insectivorous [8]. It never was found on Carnivora. 291–298. In USA it was collected from P. lotor [9]. [4] Skuratowicz W. 1967. Pchły – Siphonaptera. Klucze Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, Kamil P. Filip Family Ixodidae Murray, 1877 do oznaczania owadów Polski. Warszawa, 29: 1–141. 5. Ixodes hexagonus Leach, 1815 [5] Pung O.J., Durden L.A., Banks C.W., Jones D.N. Material: 7 larvae 1994. Ectoparasites of opossums and raccoons in University of Life Sciences, Department of Forest Protection, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań; southeastern Georgia. Journal of Medical Ento mo lo - E-mail: [email protected] In Poland, this species mainly was found in gy 31: 915–919. southern part of the country. It is the first record [6] Nelder M.P., Reeves W.K. 2005. Ectoparasites of ABSTRACT . Thirty specimens of sand lizard, Lacerta agilis , were analyzed and Ophionyssus saurarum was found on from the Lubuskie province. Among hosts are road-killed vertebrates in northwestern South three of them. These parasitic mites were located in the ear opening of the host. The only lizard specimens which were mentioned: Erinaceus sp., Mustela putorius Carolina, USA. Veterinary Parasitology 129: infested were those that inhabit areas degraded by human activity. (Linnaeus, 1758), M. nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758), 313–322. Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758), Castor fiber 7] Hellenthal R.A., Preice R.D., Palma R.L. 2004. Key words : mites, Acari , Mesostigmata, Ophionyssus, Lacerta . (Linnaeus, 1758), Clethrionomys glareolus Chewing lice of Belgium. http://bchcbd.natural scien - (Schreber, 1780), Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) ces.be/belgium/biodiversity/faunaflorahabitats/bel C. familiaris and Ovis aries (Linnaeus, 1758) [10]. chewinglice.pdf. Introduction is also practical, as Lacerta agilis is the species Psocoptera [8] Haitlinger R. 1989. Arthropods (Acari, Anoplura, protected by law in the majority of European Siphonaptera, Coleoptera) of small mammals of the Undetermined species Given the difficulties in conducting direct countries. Babia Góra Mts. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensis 32: observations of lizards and specific difficulties Material: one specimen 15–56. concerning their capture, the information on Undetermined species was collected from [9] Whitaker J.O., Walters B.E., Castor L.A., Ritzi C.M., Material and methods P. lotor . All Psocoptera are free-living species. In Wilson W. 2007. Host and distribution lists of mites external parasites found on these reptiles is Poland from mammals only undetermined (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the sporadic. Thus far, species such as Dermacentor The aim of this study was to determine the Psocoptera was found on Nyctalus noctula skin of North America wild mammals north of (Derma centor ) reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794), Ha - degree to which the Lacerta agilis lizard is infected (Schreber, 1774) [11]. Mexico records since 1974. Faculty Publications from ema physalis (Haemaphysalis ) concinna Koch, with the parasitic mite Ophionyssus saurarum , the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, 1844, Ixodes (Exopalpiger ) trianguliceps Birula, depending on the host’s habitat. Moreover, attention University of Nebrasca Lincoln: 1–173. 895, Ixodes (Ixodes ) ricinus (L., 1758) and Ophio - Acknowledgments was drawn to the place where the parasite was [10] Siuda K. 1993. Kleszcze Polski (Acari: Ixodida). II. nyssus saurarum (Oudemans, 1901) were most located on the host (nose and ear openings, eyes and Systematyka i rozmieszczenie. PTP, Warszawa. We would like our sincere thanks to Dr. E. Mey frequently reported [1–7]. the cloaca). [11] Haitlinger R., Łupicki D. 2008. Arthropods (Acari, Most parasitic mites found on lizards belong to The material was collected between 2 May and (Naturhistorisches Museum im Thuriningen Siphonaptera, Heteroptera, Psocoptera) associated the order Ixodida and only Ophionyssus saurarum Landesmuseum, Germany) for determination of with Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) (Chiroptera: 10 September 2007. Mites were collected by means Trichodectes octomaculatus . We gratefully thank Vespertilionidae) in southern Poland. Wiadomości belongs to the order Mesostigmata in terms of of small cotton pads and then they were kept in 70% Justyna Szczęsna (Department of Zoology and Parazytologiczne 54: 123–130. taxonomy. Due to its small size, as females reach ethyl alcohol. The next stage of the laboratory Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental and aproximately the length of 650 mm and the fact that investigation was to make microscopic preparations Life Sciences) for collecting raccoons. Wpłynęło 2 luty 2009 it parasitizes in ear and nose openings this species is in the Hoyer fluid. Zaakceptowano 20 luty 2009 Wiadomości Parazytologiczne relatively rarely reported. The investigation works were conducted in four Ophionyssus saurarum is one of the mites which research areas located in the vicinity of Poznań are connected with a host in the way that can be (52°26‘N 16°51‘E), in the vicinity of Chełmiec defined as strictly absolute. This means that they (50°47‘N 16°13‘E), in Stare Bogaczowice (50°50‘N parasitize on the group of hosts which are 16°11‘E) and in Izery Mountain (50°53‘N 15°18’E). taxonomically related, in this case only on lizards The areas were selected in such a way as to [6]. Ophionyssus saurarum is the vector of diseases represent habitats of the natural character and of the lizards’ alimentary canal epithelium and habitats largely transformed due to the blood cells, which is caused, among others, by anthropogenic pressure. coccidia Schellackia bolivari Reichennow, 1919 [5]. Owing to this each investigation of this species npas109:pas408.qxd 2009-03-21 23:01 Strona 62 62 D. Gwiazdowicz, K. Filip Wiadomoœci Parazytologiczne 2009, 51(1), 63–65 Copyright© 2009 Polskie Towarzystwo Parazytologiczne Results References Doktoraty Thirty specimens of the sand lizard Lacerta [1] Bauwens D., Strijbosch H., Stumpel A. H.P. 1983. agilis were captured and analyzed and Ophionyssus The lizards Lacerta agilis and Lacerta vivipara as saurarum was found on three of them. The mites hosts to larvae and nymphs of the tick Ixodes ricinus . were found in ear openings of two males and one Holarctic Ecology 6: 32–40. female of Lacerta agilis . One mite was reported in [2] Bregetova I.G. 1956. Gamazovyje kleshchi. Zwierzęce rezerwuary inwazyjnych dla człowieka gatunków two sand lizards in each ear and in one sand lizard Akademia Nauk SSSR, Leningrad-Moskwa. there was one specimen in one ear. All Ophionyssus [3] Haitlinger R. 1987. Roztocze (Acari) występujące w 1 Polsce na Lacertida Bonaparte, 1838 (Reptilia). mikrosporydiów saurarum specimens were females and they were Wiadomości Parazytologiczne 33: 229 –230. reported on sand lizards captured on degraded areas, [4] Kurczewski R. 2000. Jaszczurka zwinka ( Lacerta which were greatly influenced by human activity. agilis ) jako żywiciel kleszcza psiego ( Ixodes Animal reservoirs of human virulent microsporidian species According to Bregatova [2] adults of ricinus ). Materiały V Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Ophionyssus saurarum are found in ear openings of Herpeto logicznej: „Biologia płazów i gadów”. Lacertidae, whereas protonymphs and deutonymphs Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, Anna Słodkowicz-Kowalska are found in the area around the eye or the cloaca. Kraków: 67–69. [5] Micherdziński W. 1980. Eine Taxonomische Analyse Regrettably, it was impossible to confirm it Praca doktorska wykonana w Katedrze i Zakładzie Biologii i Parazytologii Lekarskiej Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. der Familie Macronyssidae (Oudemans, 1936). I. definitely as the nymph forms were not reported, Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu i obroniona 3.06.2008 r. despite the analysis of both the eye and cloaca areas. Subfamilie
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