New parasites of primates from Argentina
Keywords:
Parasitism, primates, Argentine Center of Primates, Trypanoxyuris interlabiata, Oochoristica melastoma, Gryopus aotophilus, Amblyomma, ArgentinaAbstract
New parasites of primates from Argentina?. The authors report the finding at CAPRIM?s (Argentine Center of Primates) primates, of some parasites not reported yet, in Argentina. Trypanoxyuris interlabiata (Sandosham, 1950) (Nematoda, Oxyuridae), host: Aotus trivirgatus. Oochoristica megastoma (Dicsing, 1850) (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae), host: Cebus apella. Gyropus aotophilus (Ewing, 1924) (Mallophaga, Gyropidae), host Aotus trivirgatus. They report further, in Alouatta caraya, the finding of a nymphal Ixodide, Amblyomma sp. and in Cebus apella vagina, an unidentified ?Microfilaria?. They consider this localization very curious.