LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INFESTATION OF A YELLOW-FOOTED ROCK WALLABY (PETROGALE-XANTHOPUS-XANTHOPUS) WITH LARVAE OF ODONTACARUS (LEOGONIUS) ADELAIDEAE (WOMERSLEY) (ACARINA, TROMBICULIDAE) IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Mg. Ocallaghan et al., LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INFESTATION OF A YELLOW-FOOTED ROCK WALLABY (PETROGALE-XANTHOPUS-XANTHOPUS) WITH LARVAE OF ODONTACARUS (LEOGONIUS) ADELAIDEAE (WOMERSLEY) (ACARINA, TROMBICULIDAE) IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Journal of wildlife diseases, 30(2), 1994, pp. 257-259
Dermatitis associated with natural infestation of a yellow-footed rock
wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) with larvae of the chigger mi
te, Odontacarus (Leogonius) adelaideae is described. This record exten
ds the known host range of O. adelaideae and is the first from a nativ
e animal in southern Australia.