Spinturnix americana
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spinturnix-americana-267-12560695
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Spinturnix americana
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Spinturnix americana is a species of mite that parasitizes bat wings. It was described as a new species in 1902 by American entomologist Nathan Banks. Banks initially placed it in the now-defunct genus Pteroptus.
The holotype had been collected from a bat in a cave in Indiana.
Species that it affects include the little brown bat, northern long-eared bat, and riparian myotis.
It has been documented affecting bats in Indiana and Pennsylvania in the United States, Nova Scotia in Canada, and Mato Gr
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Species of mite
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinturnix_americana
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2023-10-25T23:29:13Z
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