Open AccessECTOPARASITES OF THE EUROPEAN HARE (LEPUS EUROPAEUS (PALLAS)) IN TWO REGIONS OF VICTORIA
Author(s) -
SHEPHERD ROSAMOND C. H.,
NOLAN I. F.,
LANE I. L.,
EDMONDS J. W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00050.x
Subject(s) - flea , biology , mite , zoology , ecology , veterinary medicine , medicine
Hares from the Mallee and central regions of Victoria were examined for ectoparasites. Hares from the Mallee carried the stickfast flea Echidnophaga myrmecobii and the mite Leporacarus gibbus. Hares from central Victoria carried the lice Haemodipsus setoni and H. lyriocephalus. H. setoni was found mainly on the body of the hare, H. lyriocephalus on the head. The recently introduced rabbit flea, Spilopsyllus cuniculi was found on hares in both regions.