Yates J A, Lowrie R C, Eberhard M
J Parasitol. 1982 Apr;68(2):293-6.
The vector requirements and course of larval development for tetrapetalonema llewellyni Price, 1962, a common filaria of raccoons in Louisiana, are described for the first time. Development (from microfilaria to infective stage) took place in the thoracic muscles of the biting midge, Culicoides hollensis (Melander and Brues, 1902) Foote and Pratt, 1954, and required 9 days under laboratory conditions. The findings of this study suggest that species of Culicoides may serve as natural vectors of T. llewellyni.
首次描述了1962年普赖斯发现的卢氏四瓣丝虫（Tetrapetalonema llewellyni）的媒介需求和幼虫发育过程，该丝虫是路易斯安那州浣熊的常见丝虫。发育过程（从微丝蚴到感染阶段）发生在叮咬蠓科昆虫霍氏库蠓（Culicoides hollensis，1902年由梅兰德和布鲁斯发现，1954年由富特和普拉特命名）的胸肌中，在实验室条件下需要9天。本研究结果表明，库蠓属物种可能是卢氏四瓣丝虫的天然媒介。
