Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Entomophaga

Publication Date

6-1-1985

Abstract

Glossina pallidipes Austen, G. brevipalpis Newstead and G. austeni Newstead were collected from 5 sites along the south Kenyan coast over a 2 year period. They were dissected and examined for nematodes. Three of the sites yielded tsetse parasitized by juvenile mermithids identified as Hexamermis glossinaePoinaret al. Glossina pallidipes and G. brevipalpis are new host records for this parasite, while G. austeni was captured infrequently and only at a site that failed to yield other parasitized tsetse. Parasite prevalence was low (0.16-0.61 %) and did not differ between male and female hosts. More tsetse than expected by chance harboured nematodes during the long rains season (April-August) than during the short rains (September-November) or dry season (December-March). Early juvenile stages (0.5-2.5 mm long) were recovered mainly from tsetse less than 50 days old, while late juvenile stages (35-85 mm long) were only found in flies older than 30 days. Late stages occurred singly while early ones usually occurred as two or more per host. © 1985 Lavoisier Abonnements.

Keywords

Glossina brevipalpis, Glossina pallidipes, Glossinidae, Hexamermis glossinae, Mermithidae, tsétsé

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