Cosmocercoides variabilis

Cosmocercoides variabilis (Harwood, 1930) Site of infection: intestine. Recruitment: penetration. Prevalence, mean intensity, and range: 14.8%, 2, 1-3. Specimens deposited: CNHE: 6946. Distribution: Canada: New Brunswick (McAlpine & Burt 1998a); Quebec (Rau et al. 1978). USA: California (Ingles 1936; Lehmann 1965; Goldberg & Bursey 2002a); Illinois (Andrews et al. 1992); Michigan (Muzzall 1991); Mississippi (Walton 1929); North Carolina (Brandt 1936); Ohio (Bursey & DeWolf 1998); Oklahoma (Trowbridge & Hefley 1934); Oregon (Lehmann 1965). Texas (Harwood 1932; Hollis 1972; Mayberry et al. 2000); Virginia (Campbell 1968); Washington (Lehmann 1965). Specimens in collections: USNPC: 91250. Remarks: This nematode species is considered as a true parasite of amphibians (Bolek 1997).Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2010, Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae), pp. 1-53 in Zootaxa 2544 on page 28, DOI: 10.15468/um2vzb, http://zenodo.org/record/530320