Ácaros parásitos de micromamíferos en Cataluña. II. Familia Listrophoridae

Abstract

<p>The analysis of 1.395 specimens of small mammals belonging to 20 species has allowed the dis­ covery of 5 acarine species of the family Listrophoridae: Afrolistrophorus apodemi, Listrophorus /euc­ karti, L. meditarreneus, L. meridiana/is and L. occitanus. This study has shown that the Listrophoridae have a strong endemic character and a great capacity to invade other hosts when the habitual of the species is present ·in the same biotop</p>