The northernmost record of a blood-sucking ectoparasite, Lipoptena fortisetosa Maa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), in Estonia
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.7.e47857
Abstract: Abstract Background Deer keds are obligatory haematophagous parasites of large homeothermic animals, particularly cervids. Two of the five known species occurring in Europe—Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus) and L. fortisetosa Maa—are known to have a relatively wide… read more here.
Keywords: record blood; lipoptena fortisetosa; fortisetosa maa; northernmost record ... See more keywords