A New Species of Sucking Louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) From the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar

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

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

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

Authors

Lance A. Durden

Sharon E. Kessler

Ute Radespiel

Elke Zimmermann

Alida F. Hasiniaina

Sarah Zohdy

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.

Citation

Durden, L. A., Kessler, S. E., Radespiel, U., Zimmermann, E., Hasiniaina, A. F., & Zohdy, S. (2018). A New Species of Sucking Louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) From the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar. Journal of Medical Entomology, 55(4), 910-914. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy046

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 16, 2018
Online Publication Date	Apr 12, 2018
Publication Date	Apr 12, 2018
Deposit Date	May 10, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Apr 12, 2019
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Print ISSN	0022-2585
Electronic ISSN	1938-2928
Publisher	Entomological Society of America
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	55
Issue	4
Pages	910-914
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy046

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of medical entomology following peer review. The version of record Durden, Lance A., Kessler, Sharon E., Radespiel, Ute, Zimmermann, Elke, Hasiniaina, Alida F. & Zohdy, Sarah (2018). A New Species of Sucking Louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) From the Gray Mouse Lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar. Journal of Medical Entomology 55(4): 910-914 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy046