New observations on species of the genus Ophionyssus Mégnin (Acari: Macronyssidae) parasitic on lizards of the genus Gallotia Boulenger (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain with description of a new species

Alex Fain Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, 1000, Bruxelles, Belgium; Institut für Molekulare Parasitologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, D-10115, Berlin, Germany E-mail: [email protected]

Brigitte Bannert Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, D-14195, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The geographical distribution of species of the genus Ophionyssus Mégnin (Acari) parasitic on lacertid lizards of the genus Gallotia Boulenger, endemic to the Canary Islands, is studied. A new species Ophionyssus dolatelacensis n. sp. (Acari: Macronyssidae) is described from Gallotia atlantica from the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

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New observations on species of the genus Ophionyssus Mégnin (Acari: Macronyssidae) parasitic on lizards of the genus Gallotia Boulenger (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain with description of a new species

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New observations on species of the genus Ophionyssus Mégnin (Acari: Macronyssidae) parasitic on lizards of the genus Gallotia Boulenger (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain with description of a new species

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