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

Authors
OCALLAGHAN MG CARMICHAEL IH FINNIE JW CONAGHTY S
Citation
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
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
257 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1994)30:2<257:LAWIOA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
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.