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Species Guntheria lappacea (Womersley, 1952)

Introduction

Guntherana cassiope and G. lappacea have been confused with each other in some studies. See Domrow & Lester (1985) for resolution of the misidentifications.

 

General References

Audy, J.R. & Domrow, R. 1957. Malaysian parasites - XXIII. A revision of Oriental & Australasian species of Euschongastia Ewing, including Walchiella Fuller, and description of a new subgenus, Derrickiella, (Acarina Trombiculidae). Studies of the Institute of Medical Research of the Federated Malay States 28: 121-152 (as Euschoengastia lappacea)

Campbell, R.W. & Domrow, R. 1974. Rickettsioses in Australia: Isolation of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and R. australis from naturally infected arthropods. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68: 397-402 (as Guntheria cassiope)

Derrick, E.H. & Womersley, H. 1954. The scrub-itch mite of south-east Queensland. Australian Journal of Science 16: 238-239 (as Euschoengastia cassiope)

Doherty, R.L., Standfast, H.A., Domrow, R., Wetters, E.J., Whitehead, R.H. & Carley, J.G. 1971. Studies of the epidemiology of arthropod-borne virus infections at Mitchell River Mission, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland. IV. Arbovirus infections of mosquitoes and mammals, 1967-1969. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 65: 504-513 (as Guntherana cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1960. The genus Guntherana (Acarina, Trombiculidae). Pacific Insects 2: 195-237 (as Guntherana cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1961. New and little known Laelaptidae, Trombiculidae and Listrophoridae (Acarina) from Australasian mammals. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 86: 60-95 (as Guntherana cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1962. Mammals of Innisfail. II. Their mite parasites. Australian Journal of Zoology 10: 268-306 (as Guntherana cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1967. Mite parasites of small mammals from scrub typhus foci in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 759-798 (as Guntherana cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1974. Miscellaneous mites from Australian vertebrates. 1-48. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99: 15-35 (as Guntheria cassiope)

Domrow, R. 1978. New records and species of chiggers from Australasia (Acari : Trombiculidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17: 75-90 (as Guntheria cassiope)

Domrow, R. & Lester, L.N. 1985. Chiggers of Australia (Acari : Trombiculidae) an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 114: 1-111 (as Guntheria lappacea)

Vercammen-Grandjean, P.H. & Langston, R.L. 1971. The Chigger Mites of the World. Volume VIII, Guntherana complex. Section A. Genus Guntherana. San Francisco : George Williams Hooper Foundation, University of California 151 pp. 62 pls. (as Guntherana lappacea)

Viggers, K.L. & Spratt, D.M. 1995. The parasites recorded from Trichosurus species (Marsupialia, Phalangeridae). Wildlife Research 22: 311-332 (as Guntheria lappacea)

Womersley, H. & Audy, J.R. 1957. Malaysian parasites - XXVII. The Trombiculidae (Acarina) of the Asiatic-Pacific region. A revised and annotated list of the species in Womersley (1952), with descriptions of larvae and nymphs. Studies of the Institute of Medical Research of the Federated Malay States 28: 231-296 (as Euschoengastia lappacea)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-May-2013 07-May-2013 MODIFIED
25-Oct-2011 25-Oct-2011 MOVED
29-Jul-2010 29-Jul-2010 MOVED
07-May-2013 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED