New Record of Lipoptena cervi and Updated Checklist of the Louse Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of the Republic of Korea

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Abstract:

This is the first confirmed record of the genus Lipoptena Nitzsch and its species Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, from the Republic of Korea. A total of five females and 10 males was collected from eight of 29 Korean water deer, Hydropotes inermis argyropus Swinhoe, from Gangwon and Gyeongsangbuk Provinces and Ulsan Metropolitan Area from May through October 2008. An updated checklist of Korean hippoboscids contains nine species in six genera Hippobosca Linnaeus, Icosta Speiser, Lipoptena, Ornithoctona Speiser, Ornithomya Lattreille, and Ornithophila Rondani. Hosts, collection records, and repositories are also noted.

Author(s):
Kim, Heung Chul ; Chong, Sung Tae ; Chae, Joon-seok ; Lee, Hang ; Klein, Terry A. ; Suh, Sang Jae ; Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Author Organization(s):
WALTER REED BIOSYSTEMATICS UNIT WASHINGTON DC
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, v47 n6 p1227-1230, 2010.
Pagination:
0005

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
AFHSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.3_Educating
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*DEER, *DIPTERA, ECTOPARASITES, KOREA, REPRINTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Biology
Keyword(s):
WATER DEER, LIPOPTENA CERVI, LOUSE FLIES, HIPPOBOSCIDAE
Report Date:
2010 Nov 01
Creation Date:
2011 Nov 14