Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-07-21
2544
1
53
http://dx.doi.org/10.15468/um2vzb
journal article
10.15468/um2vzb
1175-5326
5303209
Teloporia aspidonectes
(
MacCallum, 1917
)
Site of infection:
lungs.
Recruitment:
ingestion.
Distribution:
USA
:
Michigan
(Esch &
Kocan 1966
).
Specimens in collections:
USNPC: 61205.
Remarks:
This species was described as
Paramphistomum aspidonectes
by
MacCallum (1921)
, transferred to
Opisthoporus
by
Fukui
(1929)
and finally included in
Teloporia
by
Fukui
(1933)
. Species of the genus
Telporia
are common parasites of turtles.