Neodiplogynium vallei
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| Neodiplogynium vallei Fox, 1959 |
Neodiplogynium vallei is a species of parasitic mite belonging to the family Diplogyniidae. This is an oval species with a length of around ¾ mm. It is an ectoparasite found on brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Puerto Rico. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a sclerotized epigynal plate.
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- Fox, Irving: A new mite taken with rats in Puerto Rico (Acarina: Diplogyniidae). Acarologia I. ISSN 0044-65866-X
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