[Description of Onchocerca dewittei n. sp. (Filarioidea), parasite of Sus scrofa, in Malaysia (author's transl)].
Onchocerca dewittei n. sp. was collected from a wild Boar at the metatarse level (tendons and subcutaneous connective tissue); it can be differentiated from other species by the female cuticle showing straight ridges which overlap in the lateral fields, and by its relatively thick microfilaria (length 228-247 mu and width 6-7 mu). This suidean Onchocerca displays some primitive characters such as straight ridges and persistency of ten pairs of caudal papillae in the male; but as a whole this species is undoubtedly more highly evolved than O. raillieti Bain, Müller and coll., 1976, a parasite of Equidae.
D000828:Animal Population Groups / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology*
Description d'Onchocerca dewittei n. sp. (Filarioidea) chez Sus scrofa en Malaisie.