Cavernicola lenti Barrett & Arias, 1985
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24006 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14703600 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7230F65-FF91-FFEE-F6CE-B5ED470BF99C |
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Felipe |
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Cavernicola lenti Barrett & Arias, 1985 |
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Cavernicola lenti Barrett & Arias, 1985 View in CoL
Distribution. Amazonas.
Public health importance. The nymphs feed readily on man, mice and chickens in the laboratory ( Barrett and Arias 1985). It was already found infected with T. cruzi .
Remarks. The adults are extremely active when disturbed and the eggs are fixed singly in narrow crevices. This species is associated with Rhipidomys sp. ( Rodentia ) and lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus ( Barrett and Arias 1985) .
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