Seasonal variations and relative abundance of mesostigmatid mites collected from Bandicota bengalensis and Rattus species in Rangoon, Burma
Telford, S.R.; Maung Tun, M.; Walton, D.W.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 11(3): 348-351
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 6449737 Document Number: 166717
Six species of mesostigmatid mites were identified in 177 samples collected from Bandicota bengalensis in Rangoon, Burma. The species were Laelaps echidnina Berl., L. nuttalli Hirst, L. myonyssognathus Grokhovskaya & Nguyen., Laelaps sp. A and sp. B of D.M. Allred (1970) and Liponyssoides muris (Hirst). All these species have previously been taken on Rattus spp. in Rangoon. There were no significant seasonal differences in abundance except for L. muris, which was most common in the hot dry season (March-May).