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
Loxogenes arcanum
(
Nickerson, 1900
)
Site of infection:
liver (immature cyst), duodenum, pyloric caeca, intestine,
Recruitment:
ingestion.
Distribution:
Canada
:
New Brunswick
(McAlpine 1997);
Ontario
(
Stafford 1900
;
Stafford 1905
; CMNPA).
USA
:
Louisiana
(USNPC; HWML);
Michigan
(
Muzzall 1991
);
South Carolina
(USNPC).
Specimens in collections:
CMNPA: 1900-1711. HWML: 22234-22242, 22354, 22684, 22697. USNPC: 84807, 84819.
Remarks:
Loxogenes arcanum
was originally described as
Distomum arcanum
by
Nickerson (1900)
from an undetermined North American frog species (distinct of
L
.
catesbeianus
) and later transferred into the genus
Loxogenes
(
Stafford 1905
)
. It has been recorded from other North American (
McAlpine & Burt 1998a
) and tropical frog species (
Goldberg & Bursey 2007
).