Duration of attachment of the chigger, Eutrombicula lipovskyana (Trombiculidae) in mite pockets of Yarrow's spiny lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii (Phrynosomatidae) from Arizona.
Duration of attachment was determined for the chigger, Eutrombicula lipovskyana in mite pockets of the phrynosomatid lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii from Arizona. Eutrombicula lipovskyana remained attached in mite pockets for as long as 52 days. Infestations in other body areas were of shorter duration. The mite Geckobiella texana was also found to infest S. jarrovii.
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Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608.
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D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000502:physiology*