01216nas a2200133 4500008004100000245012200041210006900163260001200232300001000244490000700254520065900261100002800920856013400948 2001 eng d00aMermithid parasitism (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in Ochlerotatus cantans (Meigen) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Denmark)0 aMermithid parasitism Nematoda Mermithidae in iOchlerotatus canta c08/2001 a21-240 v103 a

An unidentified mermithid species parasitizing Ochlerotatus cantons is presented, being the first mosquito-parasitic mermithid recorded from Denmark. The parasitic development is initiated in the larval host, continues in the pupa and is completed in the abdominal haemocoel of the adult, the mean body length of the parasite increasing from about 1mm to 12-13 mm. From 1 to 5 mermithid worms were found per adult host. Up to 87% of male and female mosquitoes hatched in the laboratory or swept in the herbaceous layer surrounding woodland pools were parasitized. The prevalence of the parasite varied between pools.

1 aNielson, Boy, Overgaard uhttps://e-m-b.myspecies.info/content/mermithid-parasitism-nematoda-mermithidae-iochlerotatus-cantansi-meigen-diptera-culicidae-de