The Cat Fur Mite, Lynxacarus radovskyi Tenorio, 1974 (Acarina: Astigmata: Listrophoridae) from Cat, Felis catus in Peninsular Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
The cat fur mite, Lynxacarus radovskyi Tenorio, 1974 (Acarina: Astigmata: Listrophoridae) is reported from cats, Felis catus from three sites in peninsular Malaysia. The first site is a Malay village, Kampong Menteri in Taiping, Perak, where the mites were found on local pet cats. The other two sites are urban cities of Kuala Lumpur, in the Federal Territory and Georgetown, in the island of Penang. Mites from the urban areas were collected from stray cats. Although several ectoparasites (fleas, mites, ticks and lice) have been previously reported, L. radovskyi is recorded herein for the first time on cats from peninsular Malaysia.
Keywords
Animals, Cat Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology, Cats/*parasitology, Female, Hair/parasitology, Malaysia/epidemiology, Male, Mite Infestations/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary, Mites/anatomy & histology/*pathogenicity
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
29
Issue
2
Additional Information
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA