Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
1984
Abstract
One hundred forty-five cliff swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, were examined for cestodes in two separate surveys in Weld County, Colorado. Seven species representing four genera were found. Angularella audubonensis sp. n. is differentiated by the small size of the rostellar hooks (8.4-13.5 µm) and the medial relationship of the cirrus pouch t.o the osmoregulatory canals. Other species collected were Angularella beema, Anonchotaema globata, Mayhewia ababili, Vitta magniuncinata, Vitta parvirostris and Vitta riparia. Seven new hosts and geographic distribution records were established for Colorado, and six new records were determined for North America.
Comments
Published in Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 51(1),1984, pp. 106-108