Abstract
Three species of Radfordiella are described from the protonymphs: R. oricola from Leptonycteris nivalis and Anoura geoffroyi; R. anourae from Anoura geoffroyi; and R. monophylli from Monophyllus redmani. Protonymphs of the new species were found embedded in protected sites in tissue of the soft palate near the first premolar. Other stages are unknown. Hosts are all in the subfamily Glossophaginae of the chiropteran family Phyllostomatidae. Radfordiella is rediagnosed based on the protonymphs and a key is given to protonymphs of the 6 described species. The relationships of species in the genus and the morphology of the protonymphs are discussed. Comments are made on some aspects of the host-parasite relationships.
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