Publications

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS BY LANCE A. DURDEN

 PAPERS 

1)         Durden, L. A.  1974.  Ochropleura fennica (Tauscher)(Lep., Noctuidae): a second British record. Entomologists Gazette 25: 51.

  2)         Durden, L. A.  1980a.  Collecting sucking lice (Anoplura). Bulletin of the  Amateur Entomologists Society 39: 60-65.

 3)         Durden, L. A.  1980b.  Seasonal abundance of fleas (Siphonaptera) and sucking lice (Anoplura) on Gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis, in central Tennessee, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology 17: 483-484.

  4)         Durden, L. A.  1982a.  An interesting case of mimicry. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists Society 41: 26-27.

  5)         Durden, L. A.  1982b.  Pegomya finitima (Diptera, Anthomyiidae) as an epizoite of the eastern chipmunk in central Tennessee. American Midland Naturalist 108: 404-406.

  6)         Durden, L. A.  1983a.  Phenology and host associations of eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) epifauna in central Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 58: 16-20.

  7)         Durden, L. A.  1983b.  Sucking louse (Hoplopleura erratica: Insecta, Anoplura) exchange between individuals of a wild population of eastern  chipmunks, Tamias striatus, in central Tennessee, USA. Journal of Zoology, London 201: 117-123.

  8)         Durden, L. A. and DeBruyn, E. J.  1984a.  Louse infestations of tree shrews (Tupaia glis). Laboratory Animal Science 34: 188-190.

  9)         Durden, L. A.  1984b.  Seasonal activity of the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, in central Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 59: 28-30.

  10)        Durden, L. A.  1984c.  Possible function of cephalic outgrowths of sucking  lice (Anoplura) parasitic on tree shrews (Tupaiidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 21: 470-471.

  11)        Durden, L. A.  1984d.  A bilateral gynandromorph of Antepione thisoaria  (Geometridae). Journal of the Lepidopterists Society 38: 323.

  12)        Durden, L. A. and DeBruyn, E. J.  1984e.  Louse infestations of tree shrews (Tupaia glis). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 23(3): 28.

  13)        Durden, L. A., and Wilson, N.  1985a.  Ectoparasites from the grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus and red flying fox, P. scapulatus (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) from southeastern Queensland, Australia. Macroderma 1: 51-53.

 14)       Durden, L. A., Sly, D. L., and Buck, A. T.  1985b.  Parasitic arthropods of bushbabies (Galago senegalensis and G. crassicaudatus) recently imported to the USA. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 24(4): 5-6.

  15)        Durden, L. A.  1986a.  An annotated list of the butterflies of Davidson County, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 61: 4-6.

  16)        Durden, L. A.  1986b.  Rats and ectoparasites on Project Wallace. Antenna, Bulletin of the Royal Entomological Society of London 10: 29-30. (Invited paper).

  17)        Goff, M. L., Durden, L. A. and Whitaker, J. 0., Jr.  1986c.  A new species  of Schoengastia (Acari: Trombiculidae) from mammals collected in Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Acarology 12: 91-93.

  18)        Durden, L. A.  1986d.  Ectoparasites and other arthropod associates of tropical rain forest mammals in Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. National Geographic Research 2: 320-331.

  19)        Durden, L. A.  1986e.  The reinfestation of forest rats (Maxomys musschenbroekii) by epifaunistic arthropods in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 2: 283-286.

  20)        Whitaker, J. 0., Jr., and Durden, L. A.  1987a.  Some ectoparasitic mites from mammals from Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. Entomological News 98: 26-30.

  21)        Durden, L. A.  1987b.  Interspecific associations between arthropods epifaunistic on the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, and an overview of arthropod coexistence on mammals in general. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 62: 44-51.

  22)        Durden, L. A.  1987c.  Influence of host size on louse infestation densities of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus). Journal of Parasitology 73: 426-427. 

23)          Durden, L. A.  1987d.  The genus Polyplax (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) in Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 89: 811-817.

24)          Durden, L. A.  1987e.  Predator-prey interactions between ectoparasites. Parasitology Today 3: 306-308. (Invited review).

25)          Goff, M. L., and Durden, L. A.  1987f.  A new species and new records of chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Acarology 13: 209-211.

26)          Durden, L. A.  1988a.  Book review. The sucking lice of North America. An   illustrated manual for identification. By K. C.  Kim, H. D. Pratt & C. J. Stojanovich, 1986. Parasitology Today 4: 27 (and issue cover). (Invited rview).

27)          Durden, L. A.  1988b.  Silkmoths. The Tennessee Conservationist 54: 14-16.

28)          Durden, L. A.  1988c.  Critical comment. Predation of ticks by shrews. Journal of Parasitology 74: 740.

29)          Durden, L. A.  1988d.  The spiny rat louse, Polyplax spinulosa, as a parasite of the rice rat, Oryzomys palustris, in North America. Journal of Parasitology 74: 900-901.

30)          Durden, L. A., Lott, D. A. and Ingram, B.  1988e.  Fleas (Siphonaptera) from a dormouse nest in Devon. Entomologists Monthly Magazine 124: 156.

 31)         Durden, L. A.  1988f.  Book review. The sucking lice of North America. An illustrated manual for identification. By K. C. Kim, H. D. Pratt & C. J. Stojanovich, 1986. Journal of Medical Entomology 25: 305-306.

32)          Durden, L. A. and Watts, C. H. S.  1989.  A collection of ticks (Ixodidae) from Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. Biotropia 2: 32-37.

33)          Luckhart, S., Durden, L. A., and Mullen, G. R.  1990a. Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Alabama. Natural Resources Series, Agricultural and Natural Resources Timely Information, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. 3 p.

34)          Peterson, B. V., Durden, L. A., Keirans, J. E. and Taylor, P. M.  1990b.    Some ectoparasites of bats from Halmahera island, Indonesia. Entomological News 101: 39-47.

35)          Durden, L. A., Peterson, B. V., Wilson, N. and Christiansen, B.  1990c.  Some ectoparasites of bats from Seram island, Indonesia. Entomological News 101: 48-56.

36)          Durden, L. A.  1990d.  Epifaunistic insects of northern short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) in central Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 65: 1-3.

37)          Durden, L. A.  1990e.  The genus Hoplopleura (Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from murid rodents in Sulawesi, with descriptions of three new species and notes on host relationships. Journal of Medical Entomology 27: 269-281.

38)          Durden, L. A., and Wilson, N.  1990f.  Ectoparasitic and phoretic arthropods from Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in central Tennessee. Journal of Parasitology 76: 581-583.

39)          Mullen, G. R., Luckhart, S., and Durden, L. A.  1990g.  Four tick species found on Alabama deer. Highlights of Agricultural Research 37(2): 9.

40)          Durden, L. A.  1990h.  Phoretic relationships between sucking lice (Anoplura) and flies (Diptera) associated with humans and livestock. The Entomologist 109: 191-192.

41)          Durden, L. A., Traub, R., and Emerson, K. C.  1990i. Sucking lice (Anoplura) from Pakistan mammals with notes on zoogeography. Entomological News 101: 225-235.

42)          Durden, L. A., and Page, B.  1991a.  Ectoparasites of commensal rodents in Sulawesi Utara, with notes on species of medical importance. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 5: 1-7.

43)          Durden, L. A., Wilson, N., and Lott, D. A.  1991b.  Fleas (Siphonaptera) and mites (Acari) collected from mole (Talpa europaea) nests in England. The Entomologist 110: 43-48.

44)          Durden, L. A., and Wilson, N.  1991c.  Parasitic and phoretic arthropods of sylvatic and commensal white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in central Tennessee, with notes on Lyme disease. Journal of Parasitology 77: 219-223.

45)          Durden, L. A.  1991d.  A new flea (Siphonaptera) record for Mississippi with notes on other flea records from the state. Journal of Entomological Science 26: 310-311.

46)          Durden, L. A., and Musser, G. G.  1991e.  A new species of sucking louse (Insecta, Anoplura) from a montane forest rat in Central Sulawesi and a preliminary interpretation of the sucking louse fauna of Sulawesi. American Museum Novitates 3008: 1-10.    

47)          Durden, L. A.  1991f.  Pseudoscorpions associated with mammals in Papua New Guinea. Biotropica 23: 204-206.

48)          Durden, L. A., Luckhart, S., Mullen, G. R., and Smith, S.  1991g.  Tick infestations of white-tailed deer in Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 27: 606-614.

49)          Durden, L. A.  1991h.  New records of sucking lice (Anoplura) from African mammals. Journal of African Zoology/ Revue de Zoologie africaine 105: 331-342.

50)          Durden, L. A.  1991i.  A new species and an annotated world list of the sucking louse genus Neohaematopinus (Anoplura: Polyplacidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 28: 694-700.

51)          Durden, L. A., Linthicum, K. J., and Turell, M. J.  1992a. Mechanical transmission of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus by hematophagous mites (Acari). Journal of Medical Entomology 29: 118-121.

52)          Durden, L. A., Best, T. L., Wilson, N., and Hilton, C. D.  1992b.  Ectoparasitic mites (Acari) of sympatric Brazilian free-tailed bats and big brown bats in Alabama. Journal of Medical Entomology 29: 507-511.

53)          Durden, L. A., and Linthicum, K. J.  1992c.  Efficient laboratory maintenance of blood-feeding mesostigmatid mites (Acari). Journal of Medical Entomology 29: 564-566.

54)          Luckhart, S., Mullen, G. R., Durden, L. A., and Wright, J. C.  1992d.  Borrelia sp. in ticks recovered from white-tailed deer in Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 28: 449-452.

55)          Durden, L. A.  1992e.  Ectoparasites of sympatric meadow voles and white-footed mice at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Journal of Medical Entomology 29: 761-766.

56)          Durden, L. A., and Musser, G. G.  1992f.  Sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura)  from indigenous Sulawesi rodents: a new species of Polyplax from a montane shrew rat, and new information about Polyplax wallacei and P. eropepli. American Museum Novitates 3052: 1-19. 

57)          Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1992g.  Book review. Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, tick- and mosquito-borne viruses. C. H. Calisher (ed.), 1991. Journal of Medical Entomology 29: 1067-1068.

58)          Durden, L. A., and Kollars, T. M., Jr.  1992h.  An annotated list of the ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) of Tennessee, with records of four exotic species for the United States. Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology 17: 125-131.

59)          Durden, L. A., Linthicum, K. J., and Monath, T. P.  1993a.  Laboratory transmission of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus to chickens by chicken mites. Journal of Medical Entomology 30: 281-285.

60)          Davis, A. J., and Durden. L. A.  1993b.  Are fig-wasps hitch-hikers? Borneo Research Bulletin 25: 133-136.

61)          Durden, L. A., Logan, T. M., Wilson, M. L., and Linthicum, K. J.  1993c.  Experimental vector incompetence of a soft tick, Ornithodoros sonrai    (Acari: Argasidae), for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Journal of Medical Entomology 30: 493-496.

62)          Durden, L. A., Klompen, J. S. H., and Keirans, J. E. 1993d.  Parasitic arthropods of sympatric opossums, cotton rats, and cotton mice from Merritt Island, Florida. Journal of Parasitology 79: 283-286.

63)          Durden, L. A., and M. J. Turell.  1993e.  Inefficient mechanical transmission of Langat (tick-borne encephalitis virus complex) virus by blood-feeding mites (Acari) to laboratory mice. Journal of Medical   Entomology 30: 639-641.

64)          Keirans, J. E., Durden, L. A., and Hopla, C. E.  1993f.  Description of  the immature stages of Ixodes baergi (Acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of cliff swallows in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 30: 735-739.

65)          Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G., and Carney, P. W.  1993g.  In Memorium. Tuti  Hadi (1943-1993). Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology 18(2): xii-xiii.

66)          Turell, M. J., and Durden, L. A.  1994a.  Experimental transmission of Langat (tick-borne encephalitis complex)virus by the soft tick Ornithodoros sonrai (Acari: Argasidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 31: 148-151.

67)          Richardson, D. J., Durden, L. A., and Snyder, D. E.  1994b.  Ectoparasites  of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) from north-central Arkansas. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 67: 208-212. 

68)          Durden, L. A., and Keirans, J. E.  1994c.  Description of the larva, diagnosis of the nymph and female based on scanning electron microscopy, hosts, and distribution, of Ixodes (Ixodes) venezuelensis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 8: 310-316.

69)          Durden, L. A., and Musser, G. G.  1994d.  The mammalian hosts of the sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a host-parasite checklist. Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology 19: 130-168.

70)          Pung, O. J., Durden, L. A., Banks, C. W., and Jones, D. N.  1994e.  Ectoparasites of opossums and raccoons in southeastern Georgia. Journal of Medical Entomology 31: 915-919.                  

71)          Davis, A. J., and Durden, L. A.  1994f.  Are fig-wasps hitch-hikers? Entomologists' Monthly Magazine 130: 137-139.

72)          Durden, L. A.  1995a.  Lyme disease in the Southeast. Vector Control Bulletin of the North Central States 3(2):32-33.

73)          Klompen, J. S. H., Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  1995b. Three new species of ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae: Carios) from fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in the Australasian region, with notes on host associations. Acarologia, Paris 36: 25-40.

74)          Durden, L. A.  1995c.  Fleas (Siphonaptera) of cotton mice on a Georgia barrier island: a depauperate fauna. Journal of Parasitology 81: 526-529.

75)          Durden, L. A., Dotson, E. M., and Vogel, G. N.  1995d. Two efficient techniques for catching skinks. Herpetological Review 25(3): 137.

76)          Kollars, T. M., Jr., Durden, L. A., Keirans, J. E., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1995e.  First records of Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) chordeilis, Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) banksi, and Ixodes (Ixodes) brunneus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Missouri. Journal of Entomological Science 30: 511-512.

77)          Durden, L. A.  1995f.  Bot fly parasitism of cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Journal of Parasitology 81: 787-790.

78)          Durden, L. A., Vogel, G. N., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1996a.  Nocturnal  questing by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Journal of Parasitology 82: 174-175.

79)          Keirans, J. E., Hutcheson, H. J., Durden, L. A., and Klompen, J. S. H.  1996b.  Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae): redescription of all active stages, distribution, hosts, geographical variation, and medical and veterinary importance. Journal of Medical Entomology 32: 297-318.

80)          Felz, M. W., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1996c.  Ticks parasitizing humans in Georgia and South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 82: 505-508.

81)          Durden, L. A., and Keirans, J. E.  1996d.  Host-parasite coextinction and the plight of tick conservation. American Entomologist 42: 87-91.

82)          McCay, T. S., and Durden, L. A.  1996e.  Ticks and fleas of shrews in Appalachian Georgia and North Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 82: 666-667.

83)          Lefcort, H., and Durden, L. A.  1996f.  The effect of infection with Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi) on the phototaxis, activity, and questing height of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis. Parasitology 113: 97-103. 

84)          Durden, L. A., Keirans, J. E., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1996g.  The U.S. National Tick Collection: a vital resource for systematics and human and animal welfare. American Entomologist 42: 239-243.

85)          Azad, A. F., and Durden, L. A.  1997a.  Obituary. Robert Traub, Ph.D. (1916-1996). American Society for Rickettsiology Newsletter 1(2): 6-7.

86)          Kollars, T. M., Jr., Durden, L. A., Masters, E. J., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1997b.  Some factors affecting infestation of white-tailed deer by blacklegged ticks and winter ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Missouri. Journal of Medical Entomology 34: 372-375.

87)          Durden, L. A., and Kollars, T. M., Jr. 1997c.  The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Tennessee. Journal of Vector Ecology 22: 13-22.

88)          Durden, L. A., Kollars, T. M., Jr., Patton, S., and Gerhardt, R. R. 1997d.  Sucking lice (Anoplura) of mammals of Tennessee. Journal of Vector Ecology 22: 71-76.

89)          Durden, L. A., Banks, C. W., Clark, K. L., Belbey, B. V., and Oliver, J.H., Jr.  1997e.  Ectoparasite fauna of the eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: composition, origin, and comparison with ectoparasite faunas of western woodrats. Journal of Parasitology 83: 374-381. 

90)          Durden, L. A., and Wisseman, C. L., Jr.  1997f.  Obituary. Robert Traub, Ph.D. (1916-1996). Tropical Medicine and Hygiene News 46: 38.

91)          Durden, L. A., McLean, R. G., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Ubico, S. R. and James, A. M.  1997g.  Ticks, Lyme disease spirochetes, trypanosomes, and antibody to encephalitis viruses in wild birds from coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 83: 1178-1182.

92)          Kollars, T. M., Jr., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1997h.  Fleas and lice parasitizing mammals in Missouri. Journal of Vector Ecology 22: 125-132. 

93)          Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1998a.  Feature article: Georgia Southern University's Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology: a center for excellence in research, service and teaching. Georgia Journal of Science 56: 83-93.

94)          Hopla, C. E., and Durden, L. A.  1998b.  In memorium. Robert Traub, 26 October 1916 - 21 December 1996. Journal of Medical Entomology 35: 345.

95)          Durden, L. A., Robbins, R. G., Azad, A. F., Hopla, C. E., Johnson, P. T., and Rothschild, M.  1998c.  Obituary. Robert Traub (1916-1996). Journal of Medical Entomology 35: 346-353.

96)          Durden, L. A., and Robbins, R. G.  1998d.  Robert Traub (1916-1996): a bibliography. Journal of Medical Entomology 35: 354-361.

97)          Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  1998e.  An illustrated key to nymphs of the tick genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) of the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 35: 489-495. 

98)          Felz, M. W., and Durden, L. A.  1998f.  Identifying ticks: a pictorial guide. Patient Care 32(13): 172-187.

99)          Felz, M., and Durden. L. A.  1999a.  Attachment sites of four ixodid tick species parasitizing humans in Georgia and South Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology 36: 361-364. 

100)        Beaucournu, J.-C., and Durden, L. A.  1999b.  Neopsylla musseri n. sp. (Siphonaptera - Ctenophthalmidae), puce nouvelle du Sulawesi Central (Indonésie). Parasite 6: 163-167. 

101)        Spears, R. E., Durden, L. A., and Hagan, D. V.  1999c. Ectoparasites of  Brazilian free-tailed bats with emphasis on anatomical site preferences for Chiroptonyssus robustipes (Acari: Macronyssidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 36: 481-485.

102)        Poucher, K. L., Hutcheson, H. J., Keirans, J. E., Durden, L. A., and Black IV, W. C.  1999d.  Molecular genetic key for the identification of 17 Ixodes species of the United States (Acari: Ixodidae): a methods  model. Journal of Parasitology 85: 623-629.

103)        Kollars, T. M., Jr., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Kollars, P. G., and Durden, L. A.  1999e.  Seasonal activity and host associations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Missouri. Journal of Medical Entomology 36: 720-726.

104)        Durden, L. A., Wills, W., and K. L. Clark.  1999f.  The fleas (Siphonaptera) of South Carolina with an assessment of their vectorial importance. Journal of Vector Ecology 24: 171-181.

105)        Williams, D. C., Wills, W., Durden L. A., and Gray, E. W.  1999g.  Ticks  of South Carolina (Acari: Ixodoidea). Journal of Vector Ecology 24: 224-232.

106)        Durden, L. A., and Webb, J. P., Jr.  1999h.  Abrocomaphthirus hoplai, a new genus and species of sucking louse from Chile and its relevance to zoogeography. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 13: 447-452.

107)        Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1999i.  Ecology of Ixodes scapularis and Lyme disease in coastal Georgia, USA, pp. 379-383 In: G. R. Needham, R. Mitchell, D. J. Horn and W. C. Welbourn (eds.) Acarology IX, Volume 2, Symposia. Ohio Biological Survey, Columbus, Ohio. 

108)        Oliver, J. H., Jr., Clark, K. L., Chandler, F. W., Jr., Tao, L., James, A. M., Banks, C. W., Huey, L. O., Banks, A. R., Williams, D. C. and Durden, L. A.  2000a.  Isolation, cultivation, and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from rodents and ticks in the Charleston area of           South Carolina. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38: 120-124. 

109)        Whitlock, J. E., Fang, Q.-Q., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  2000b.  Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), of the Georgia coast and barrier islands. Journal of Medical Entomology 37: 276-280.

110)        Kinsey, A. A., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  2000c.  Tick infestations of birds in coastal Georgia and Alabama. Journal of Parasitology 86: 251-254. 

111)        Kollars, T. M., Jr., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Kollars, P. G., James, A. M., Richardson, A., Durden, L. A., Miles, D. O., and Masters, E. J.  2000d.  Phenotypic variation in Borrelia burgdorferi senso lato in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and isolates from Missouri. International Journal of Acarology 26: 167-172.

112)        Hu, R., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  2000e.  Winter ectoparasites of mammals in the northeastern Piedmont area of Georgia.  Journal of Vector Ecology 25: 23-27.

113)        Merten, H. A., and Durden, L. A.  2000f.  A state-by-state survey of records of ticks parasitizing humans in the United States. Journal of Vector Ecology 25: 102-113.

114)        Durden, L. A., and Beaucournu, J.-C.  2000g.  The flea genus Sigmactenus (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae): a new species from Timor and new material from new Guinea and the Philippines. Journal of  Parasitology 86: 432-437.

115)        Pung, O. J., Carlisle, L. D., Whitlock, J. E., Vives, S. P., Durden, L. A. and Spadgenske, E.  2000h.  Survey and host fitness effects of red-cockaded woodpecker blood parasites and nest cavity arthropods. Journal of Parasitology 86: 506-510.

116)        Durden, L. A., and Beaucournu, J.-C.  2000i.  The flea genus Sigmactenus: three new taxa from Sulawesi, identification key, and distribution map for all known species and subspecies. Parasite 7: 151-165.      

117)        Pung, O. J., Durden, L. A., Patrick, M. J., Conyers, T., and Mitchell, L.  R.  2000j.  Ectoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths of southern    flying squirrels in southeast Georgia. Journal of Parasitology 86: 1051-1055. 

118)        Kollars, T. M., Jr., Kollars, P. G., Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  2000k.  Host associations and seasonal activity of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Missouri. Journal of Parasitology 86: 1156-1159.

119)        McAloon, F. M., and Durden, L. A.  2000l.  Attachment sites and frequency distribution of erythraeid mites, Leptus indianensis (Acari: Prostigmata), ectoparasitic on harvestmen, Leiobunum formosum (Opiliones). Experimental and Applied Acarology 24: 561-567.

120)        Kollars, T. M., Jr., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Masters, E. J., Kollars, P. G., and Durden, L. A.  2000m.  Host utilization and seasonal occurrence of Dermacentor species (Acari: Ixodidae) in Missouri, USA. Experimental and Applied Acarology 24: 631-643.

121)        Durden, L. A., Hu, R., Oliver, J. H., Jr., and Cilek, J. E.  2000n.  Rodent ectoparasites from two locations in northwestern Florida. Journal of Vector Ecology 25: 222-228.

122)        Durden, L. A., and Gomez, M. S.  2000o.  Abrocomaphthirus chilensis (Gomez), new combination (Phthiraptera - Anoplura), an ectoparasite of the Chilean rodent, Abrocoma bennetti (Abrocomidae). Parasite 7: 331-332.

123)        Durden, L. A., and Eckerlin, R. P.  2001a.  Polyplax guatemalensis sp. n. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), a new sucking louse from Peromyscus grandis, a montane cloud forest rodent from Guatemala. Folia Parasitologica 48: 69-72.

124)        Durden, L. A., Oliver, J. H., Jr., and Kinsey, A. A.  2001b.  Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and spirochetes (Spirochaetaceae: Spirochaetales) recovered from birds on a Georgia barrier island. Journal of Medical Entomology 38: 231-236.

125)        Durden, L. A.  2001c.  Book review: Les poux (Insecta, Anoplura) de la région Afrotropicale. By F.-X. Pajot, 2000. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 15: 224.

126)        Carreno, R. A., Durden, L. A., D. R. Brooks, A. Abrams, and E. Hoberg.  2001d.  Parasites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Costa Rica. Comparative Parasitology 68: 177-184.

127)        Scott, J. D., Fernando, K., Banerjee, S. N., Durden, L. A., Byrne, S. K., Banerjee, M., Mann, R. B., and Morshed, M. G.  2001e.  Birds distribute ixodid and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks in Canada. Journal of Medical Entomology 38: 493-500.

128)        Bonilla Steinlein, D., Durden, L. A., and W. L. Gannon.  2001f.  Tick (Acari) infestations of bats in New Mexico. Journal of Medical Entomology 38: 609-611.

129)        Beaucournu, J.-C., and Durden, L. A.  2001g.  Deux Stivalius (Siphonaptera - Pygiopsyllidae - Pygiopsyllinae) nouveaux d’Indonésie. Parasite 8: 147-153. 

130)        Durden, L. A.  2001h.  Ectoparasite Biodiversity. ATBI Quarterly 2(3): 4-5.

131)        Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  2001i.  Invasion: Exotic ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) imported into the United States. A review and new records. Journal of Medical Entomology 38: 850-861.

132)        Clark, K. L., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Grego, J. M., James, A. M., Durden, L. A., and Banks, C. W.  2001j.  Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi-enzootic sites in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 87: 1379-1386.

133)        Durden, L. A., and Timm, R. M.  2001k.  Hoplopleura janzeni n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), a new sucking louse from a Central American  swimming mouse. Journal of Parasitology 87: 1409-1413.

134)        Goldberg, M., Rechav, Y., and Durden, L. A.  2002a.  Ticks parasitizing dogs in northwestern Georgia. Journal of Medical Entomology 39: 112-114.

135)        Clark, K. L., Oliver, J. H., Jr., James, A. M., Durden, L. A., and Banks, C. W.  2002b  Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection among rodents and host-seeking ticks in South Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology 39: 198-206.

136)       Durden, L. A., Keirans, J. E., and Smith, L. L.  2002c.  Amblyomma geochelone, a new species of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Madagascan ploughshare tortoise. Journal of Medical Entomology 39: 398-403 (and journal issue cover).

137)        Musser, G. G., and Durden, L. A.  2002d.  Sulawesi rodents: description of a new genus and species of Murinae (Muridae, Rodentia) and its parasitic new species of sucking louse (Insecta, Anoplura). American Museum Novitates 3368: 1-50.

138)        Durden, L. A., and Beaucournu, J.-C.  2002e.  Gymnomeropsylla n. gen., (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia with the description of two new species. Parasite 9: 225-232.

139)       Clark, K. L., and Durden, L. A.  2002f.  Parasitic arthropods of small mammals in Mississippi. Journal of Mammalogy 83: 1039-1048.     

140)        Durden, L. A., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Banks, C. W., and Vogel, G. N.  2002g.  Parasitism of lizards by immature stages of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari, Ixodidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology 26: 257-266. 

141)        Bown, K. J., Ellis, B. A., Birtles, R. J., Durden, L. A., Lello, J., and Bennett, M.  2002h.  New world origin for haemoparasites infecting United Kingdom grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), as revealed by phylogenetic analysis of Bartonella infecting squirrel populations in England and the United States. Epidemiology and Infection 129: 647-653.  

142)        Reeves, W. K.,III, Durden, L. A., and Wills, W.  2002i.  New records of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from South Carolina. Journal of Urban and Agricultural Entomology 19: 197-204  

143)        Morshed, M. G., Scott, J. D., Fernando, K., Mann, R. B., and Durden, L. A.  2003a.  Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, endemic at epicenter in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario. Journal of Medical Entomology 40: 91-94.

144)        Durden, L. A., and D. J. Richardson.  2003b.  Ectoparasites of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, in Connecticut, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology 70: 42-45.

145)        Mardon, D. K., and Durden, L. A.  2003c.  New species of the fleas Farhangia and Nestivalius, (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from endemic rodents in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 17: 75-86.

146)      Gorham, C. H., Fang, Q. Q., and Durden, L. A.  2003d.  Wolbachia endosymbionts in fleas. Journal of Parasitolgy 89: 283-289.

147)        Xu, G., Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  2003e.  Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that the Ixodes ricinus complex is a paraphyletic group. Journal of Parasitology 89: 452-457.

148)        Wilson, N., and Durden, L. A.  2003f.  Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis. Journal of Biogeography 30: 1207-1220.

149)        Murrell, B. P., Durden, L. A., and J. A. Cook.  2003g.  Host associations of the tick Ixodes angustus (Acari: Ixodidae) on Alaskan mammals. Journal of Medical Entomology 40: 682-685.

150)        Oliver, J.H., Jr., Lin, T., Gao. L., Clark, K. L., Banks, C. W., Durden, L. A., James, A. M., and Chandler, F. W., Jr.  2003i.  A novel enzootic transmission cycle of Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 100: 11642-11645.  

151)        Xu, G., Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  2003h.  Application of Bayesian methodology for inferring phylogenetic relationships of ticks within the genus Ixodes. Acta Zoologica Sinica 49: 380-388..

152)        Xu, G., Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  2003i.  Cloning and sequencing of putative acetylcholinesterase cDNAs from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, and the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 40: 890-896.

153)        Durden, L. A., and Horak, I. G.  Linognathus weisseri sp. nov. (Phthiraptera: Linognathidae)of impalas, Aepyceros melampus: description and biology. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (in press).

154)        Scott, J. D., Fernando, K., Durden, L. A., and Morshed, M. G.  Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, endemic in epicenter at Turkey Point, Ontario. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press).

155)        Xu, G., Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E. and Durden, L. A.   Ferritin gene coding sequences are conserved among eight hard tick species (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America (in press).

156)        Xu, G., Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E. and Durden, L. A.  Cloning and sequencing of putative calreticulin cDNA form four hard tick species. Journal of Parasitology (in press).

157)        Wells, A. B., Durden, L. A., and Somyer III, J. H.  Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing domestic dogs in southeastern Georgia. Journal of Entomological Science (in press).  

 

BOOK CHAPTERS 

1)           Durden, L. A., and Traub, R.  1990.  Zoogeographical implications from rodent ectoparasites in Sulawesi. pp. 57-62.  In: W. J. Knight & J. D. Holloway, editors. Insects and the rain forests of South East Asia (Wallacea). Royal Entomological Society of London and Chamelean Press,                                Wandsworth. 343 p.

2)           Durden, L. A., and Romoser, W. S.  1994a.  Survey of the Class Insecta I.  Introduction, Apterygota and Exopterygota. pp. 313-354 (text) and pp. 494-498 (bibliography), In: W. S. Romoser and J. G. Stoffolano, Jr. The science of entomology. 3rd edn., Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, Iowa. xiv + 532 p.

3)          Durden, L. A., and Romoser, W. S.  1994b.  Survey of the Class Insecta II.  Endopterygota. pp. 355-386 (text) and pp. 498-501 (bibliography), In: W. S. Romoser and J. G. Stoffolano, Jr. The science of entomology. 3rd edn., Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, Iowa. xiv + 532 p. 

4)           Hopla, C. E., Durden, L. A., and Keirans, J. E.  1994c. Ectoparasites and classification. In: Uilenberg, G., coordinator, Ectoparasites of domestic animals and their control. Revue Scientifique et Technique, Office International des Épizooties, Paris 13: 985-1017.

5)           Durden, L. A., and Romoser, W. S.  1998a.  Survey of Class Insecta I. Apterygota and Exopterygota. pp. 340-383, In: W. S. Romoser and J. G.   Stoffolano, Jr. The science of Entomology. 4th edition. WCB/McGraw Hill, Boston. xiv + 605 p.

6)           Durden, L. A., and Romoser, W. S.  1998b.  Survey of Class Insecta II. Endopterygota. pp. 384-416, In: W. S. Romoser and J. G. Stoffolano, Jr. The science of entomology. 4th edn., WCB/McGraw Hill, Boston. xiv + 605 p.

7)           Durden, L. A.  1998c.  Keys to major insect orders and families (for adult North American insects), pp. 521-566, In: W. S. Romoser and J. G. Stoffolano, Jr. The science of entomology, 4th edn., WCB/McGraw Hill, Boston. xiv + 605 p.

8)          Durden, L. A.  2001.  Lice (Phthiraptera), pp. 3-17, In: W. M. Samuel, M. J. Pybus and A. A. Kocan, editors, Parasitic diseases of wild mammals, 2nd edn., Iowa State University Press, Ames. viii + 559 p. (also in CD-ROM format). 

9)           Durden, L. A.  2002a.  Biting and sucking lice, pp. 37-44. In: R. P. Meyer  and M. B. Madon, editors, Arthropods of public health significance in California. Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California, Sacramento. 

10)          Durden, L. A., and Mullen, G. R.  2002b.  Introduction to medical and veterinary entomology, pp. 1-13.  In: G. R. Mullen and L. A. Durden, editors, Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press/Elsevier Science, San Diego.

11)          Durden, L. A.  2002c.  Lice (Phthiraptera), pp. 45-65.  In: G. R. Mullen and L. A. Durden, editors, Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press/Elsevier Science, San Diego.  

12)          Durden, L. A., and R. Traub.  2002d.  Fleas (Siphonaptera), pp. 103-125.  In: G. R. Mullen, and L. A. Durden, editors, Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press/Elsevier Science, San Diego.  

13)          Durden, L. A.  2002e.  Zoonotic arthropod parasites, pp. 185-204.  In: D. J. Richardson and P. J. Krause, editors, North American Parasitic Zoonoses. (Vol. 6 in Series entitled “World Class Parasites”). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 

14)          Durden, L. A.  Lice (Phthiraptera), In: W. C. Marquardt, W. C. Black, IV, J. Freier, H. Hagedorn, J. Hemingway, S. Higgs, A. A. James, and B. Kondratieff, editors, The Biology of Disease Vectors, 2nd edn. Elsevier/Academic Press, San Diego. (in press).

15)          Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A. Tick identification/Systematics, In: J. L. Goodman, D. T. Dennis, and D. E. Sonenshine, editors, Tick-borne Diseases of Humans. ASM Press. (in press).     

 

 

              BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS 

 1)          Durden, L. A., and Musser, G. G.  1994.  The sucking lice (Insecta,  Anoplura) of the world: A taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 218. 90pp. ISSN 0003-0090.

2)           Durden, L. A., and Keirans, J. E.  1996.  Nymphs of the genus Ixodes (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States: taxonomy, identification key, distribution, hosts, and medical/veterinary importance. Entomological  Society of America, Lanham, MD. iv + 95 pp. ISBN 0-938522-57-4.

3)           Barnard, S. M., and Durden, L. A.  2000.  A veterinary guide to the parasites of reptiles. Vol. 2. Arthropods (excluding mites). Krieger Press, Melbourne, FL. x + 288 pp. ISBN 0-89464-908-6.

4)           Mullen, G. R., and Durden, L. A. (editors).  2002.  Medical and veterinary entomology. Academic Press/Elsevier Science, San Diego. xv + 597 pp. ISBN 0-12-510451-0.

 

 

ABSTRACTS

1)           Casagrande, V. A., Condo, G. C., and Durden, L. A.  1985a. The effect of   neural activity on geniculate cell layers. Society for Neuroscience,    Abstracts, 11: 805.

2)           Durden, L. A.  1985b.  Mammal ectoparasites. Project Wallace Indonesian Entomology Symposium Abstracts. Royal Entomological Society of London, p. 13.

3)           Durden, L. A.  1989.  'Bug zappers' in the USA. Antenna, Bulletin of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 13: 6-7.

4)           Durden, L. A.  1991a.  Investigations into the potential for blood-sucking mites and ticks to transmit pathogenic viruses. Symposium.  NRC postdoctoral research at U S. Army Medical Research and Development Command Laboratories, 19 Sep., 1991, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. Abstracts, p. 17.

5)           Durden, L. A., Linthicum, K. J., and Turell, M. J.  1991b.  Transmission of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus by hematophagous mites.  American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Abstracts, 5(3)(Supplement): 151.  

6)           Traub, R., and Durden, L. A.  1992a.  No fleas or lice to call their own. Proceedings, XIX International Congress of Entomology, Beijing, China. Abstracts, p. 486.

7)           Durden, L. A., and Turell, M. J.  1992b.  Biological transmisssion of Langat virus by the soft tick, Ornithodoros sonrai. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Abstracts, 47(4)(Supplement): 243.

8)           Oliver, J. H., Jr., and Durden, L. A.  1993a.  Conspecificity, vector ability, and ecology of Ixodes scapularis in the South. Proceedings, International Symposium on Ectoparasites of Pets, Lexington, KY, USA,  p. 38.

9)           Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1993b.  Ecology of Ixodes scapularis in the Southeast, In: C. S. Apperson, J. F. Levine & E. L. Snoddy (eds.), Proceedings, 2nd workshop on Lyme disease in the southeastern United States. Raleigh, NC, USA, pp. 13-14.

10)          Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1993c.  Ecological studies of Ixodes scapularis in Georgia: implications for Lyme disease epidemiology in the Southeast. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Supplement 49(3): 193, and Journal of Parasitology, Supplement 79(6): 193.

11)          Banks, C. W., Durden, L. A., Krissinger, M. W., and Pung, O. J.  1993d.     Incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among opossums and raccoons in southeast Georgia. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Abstracts, 49(3)(Supplement): 378, and Journal of Parasitology 79(6)(Supplement): 378. 

12)          Eckerlin, R. P., Painter, H. F., Durden. L. A., and Little, M. D.  1995.    Ectoparasites of wharf rats in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Virginia Journal of Science, 46(2): 92.

13)          Keirans, J. E., and Durden, L. A.  1995.  Life cycle comparison for Ixodes scapularis in the southeastern and northeastern United States. 2nd International Conference on Tick-Borne Pathogens at the Host-Vector Interface: a Global Perspective, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Proceedings and Abstracts (L. Coons & M. Rothschild, eds.), p. 428.

14)          Jones, M. J., McAllister, C. T., and Durden, L. A.  1996.  Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of the cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus, from Georgia. Texas Society of Mammalogists 14th Annual Meeting, Program and Abstracts, p. 8.

15)          Belbey, B. V., Durden, L. A., and Banks, C. W.  1996.  Ectoparasites of the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) and the cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) of south central Georgia. Bulletin of the Association of Southeastern Biologists 43: 97.  

16)          Durden, L. A., Banks, C. W., Clark, K. L., Belbey, B. V., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  1996.  Composition and origin of the ectoparasite community of the eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana. Bulletin of the Association of Southeastern Biologists 43: 114.

17)         Spears, R. E., Hagan, D. V., and Durden, L. A.  1996.  Ecology and behavior of ectoparasitic arthropods associated with the Brazilian free-tailed bat in Georgia. Bulletin of the Association of Southeastern Biologists 43: 114.

18)          Jones, M. J., McAllister, C. T., and Durden, L. A.  1996.  Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of the cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus from Georgia. Southwestern Association of Parasitologists 29th Annual Meeting, Program & Abstracts, p. 15.

19)          Durden, L. A., McLean, R. G., Oliver, J. H. , Jr., Ubico, S. R., and James, A. M.  1996.  Ticks, Lyme disease spirochetes and antibody to encephalitis viruses in wild birds from coastal Georgia and South Carolina, USA. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,                                                     Supplement 55(2): 299.

20)        Durden, L. A., McLean, R. G., Oliver, J. H., Jr., Ubico, S.R., and James, A. M.  1997.  Ticks, Lyme disease spirochetes, trypanosomes, and antibody to encephalitis viruses in wild birds from coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Program Guide & Abstracts, 72nd annual meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, Nashville, TN, pp. 68-69.

21)          Durden, L. A.  1997.  Biodiversity and conservation of ectoparasites.  Abstracts, 41st Annual Livestock Insects Workers Conference, San Diego, CA, pp. 7-8.

22)          Pung, O. J., Whitlock, J., Durden, L. A. and Carlisle, L.  1998.  Blood parasites and nest cavity arthropods of red-cockaded woodpeckers from Georgia. Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Program and Abstracts.

23)          Pung, O.J., Carlisle, L. D., Whitlock, J., Vives, S. P., Durden, L. A. and Spadgenske, E.  1999. Survey and host fitness effects of red-cockaded woodpecker nest cavity arthropods and blood parasites. Program Guide & Abstracts, American Society of Parasitologists/Society of Nematologists Joint Meeting, Monterey, CA, p. 144.

24)          Pung, O. J., Durden, L. A., Patrick, M. and Conyers, T.  2000.  Ectoparasites and gastrointestinal helminths of southern flying squirrels in Georgia. Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Program and Abstracts, p.23.

25)          Durden, L. A.  2000.  Louse-borne pathogens. American Society for Microbiology, Joint Meeting, Southeastern and South Carolina Branches, Program and Abstracts, p. 55. 

26)          Durden, L. A., and Keirans, J. E.  2001.  Exotic ticks on reptiles imported into the United States. American Society of Parasitologists 76th Annual Meeting, Proceedings, p.67.

27)          Durden, L. A.  2002.  Ectoparasites of vertebrates on islands: endemic, depauperate or strange? Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Program and Abstracts, p. 10.

28)          Durden, L. A., and Oliver, J. H., Jr.  2002.  Relative importance of reptiles, birds and mammals in the life cycle of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in coastal Georgia, USA. 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens, Program and Abstracts, pp. 28-29.

29)          Fang, Q.-Q., Keirans, J. E., Durden, L. A., and Xu, G.  2002.  Development and test of nuclear protein-encoding genes for tick phylogenetic studies: tick phylogeny resolved by nuclear protein-encoding gene POL II. 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens, Program and Abstracts, p. 29.

30)         James, A. M., Freier, J., Keirans, J. E., Durden, L. A., Schlater, J., and Mertens, J.  2002.  Distribution and abundance of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, and the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, in the United States. 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens, Program and Abstracts, p. 27.

 

 
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