Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930 )

Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2010, Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae), Zootaxa 2544, pp. 1-53 : 16-17

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scientific name	Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930 )
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Megalodiscus intermedius ( Hunter, 1930)

Site of infection: rectum. Recruitment: ingestion.

Distribution: USA: Louisiana ( Hunter 1930; Brooks et al. 2006a); North Carolina ( Brandt 1936).

Specimens in collections: USNPC: 8116 (type), 45881 (paratypes), and 8117 .

Remarks: Originally described as Diplodiscus intermedius and transferred to Megalodiscus by Harwood (1932). Zamparo and Brooks (2005) considered that this species could be synonym of M. temperatus.