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Issue: Vol. 1969 No. 1: 5 Jan. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-01-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1969.1.2
Page range: 36–58
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Checklist of helminth parasites of Soricomorpha (= Insectivora) of North America north of Mexico

HelmWest Laboratory, 2108 Hilda Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA.
Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA.
Reptilia helminths Soricomorpha Insectivora shrews moles North America

Abstract

A parasite-host and a host-parasite checklist of helminths found in Soricomorpha (= Insectivora) of North America north of Mexico are presented. The parasite-host checklist includes a total of 114 species of helminth parasites reported in the literature from 28 species of insectivores, totaling 349 records. These include 97 species from shrews (9 trematodes, 34 cestodes, 50 nematodes, 4 acanthocephalans) and 23 species from moles (3 trematodes, 4 cestodes, 10 nematodes, 6 acanthocephalans). Each helminth species is listed under its most current accepted taxon, with all known synonyms, distribution by state/province, and references for each geographic location. The following new combinations are proposed: Lineolepis pribilofensis (Olson, 1969) n. comb. for Hymenolepis pribilofensis Olson, 1969; Monocercus soricis (Neiland, 1953) n. comb. for Molluscotaenia soricis (Neiland, 1953) Spasskii & Andreiko, 1971; and Eucoleus blarinae (Ogren, 1953) n. comb. for Capillaria blarinae Ogren, 1953. The state of knowledge of helminths of insectivores in North America is briefly discussed.

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