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Microtopography of the eggshell of Menacanthus eurysternus (Phthiraptera: Amblycera) [PDF]
Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 2010 The egg laying sites, pattern and the egg morphology (SEM) of an amblyceran louse parasitizing Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) have been recorded. Unlike most of the species of the genus, Menacanthus studied so far, the eggshell of M.
Gupta, Nidhi +4 more
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Checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) of the birds of Peru [PDF]
Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 2021 Peru is one of the countries with the highest diversity of birds worldwide, having about 1,876 species in its territory. However, studies focused on chewing lice (Phthiraptera) have been carried out on only a minority of bird species. The available data are distributed in 87 publications in the national and international literature.
Fabiola Principe +3 more
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Seasonal changes in the population of Menacanthus cornutus (Phthiraptera: Amblycera) [PDF]
Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2013 The chicken body louse, Menacanthus cornutus (Menoponidae s.l.) completes its whole life cycle on the body of Gallus gallus domesticus. The louse exploits the microclimate developed by host skin temperature and feather cover. The weekly visual examination has demonstrated the pronounced response on the population fluctuation of M.
Rakesh Kumar, Adesh Kumar
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Patterns in the Distribution of Avian Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) [PDF]
Journal of Avian Biology, 1997 The frequency distributions of 15 species of avian lice among individuals within host populations are described and 12 previously described distributions are reviewed. All of these distributions were aggregated, but some of them do not conform to the negative binomial model (4 at P
József Rékási +2 more
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OCCURRENCE OF HETERODOXUS SPINIGER (INSECTA: PHTHIRAPTERA: AMBLYCERA: BOOPIDAE) ON THE DOGS OF ODISHA [PDF]
International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020 Out of the two species of biting lice known to parasitize the dog, Canis familiaris, one species, Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909) has been collected for first time from aforesaid host in Ganjam district of Odisha. All the collected specimens contained red contents compatible with host blood in their crops.
Arun Kumar Saxena +2 more
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An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia
Zootaxa, 2021 This checklist includes taxa of chewing lice from published records, old collections, and recently collected material from birds and mammals in Slovakia. Data from established collections correspond to five different periods: (1) 1925–1939, collection of Karel Pfleger; (2) 1946–1978, collection of František Balát; (3) 1974–1985, collection of Vladimír ...
LUCIE OŠLEJŠKOVÁ +3 more
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Arthropod Structure & Development, 2021 Here, we describe under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) the morphology of Colpocephalum pectinatum (Phthiraptera, Menoponidae), an ectoparasite found in burrowing owls, Athene cunicularia. We devote particular attention to the morphology of the main structures of the head (antennae and mouth-parts) and legs (tarsi and femoral ctenidia). Moreover, we
Gracia Liébanas +5 more
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A note on the haematophagous nature of poultry shaft louse, Menopon gallinae (Amblycera: Phthiraptera) [PDF]
Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2016 An analysis of the crop contents of the poultry shaft louse, Menopon gallina indicates that 67 % of adult males and 72 % of the adult females examined carried red content compatible to host blood, along with feather barbules. The percentage of nymphal instars carrying red content in the crop was quite low.
Surendra Kumar +3 more
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Abrocomophagidae (Mallophaga: Amblycera), a New Family from Chile
The Florida Entomologist, 1976 A new mallophagon family, Abrocomophagidae, is erected for Abrocomophaga chilensis, new genus and new species, from a Rat Chinchilla, Abrocoma bennetti Waterhouse, from Chile.
Kary C. Emerson, Roger D. Price
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Feeding and reproductive behaviour of pigeon slender louse, Columbicola columbae (Phthiraptera, Insecta, Ischnocera) [PDF]
, 2010 Columbicola columbae, the pigeon slender louse mostly feeds upon the barbules of feathers but in addition to this it also feeds upon skin scurf, epidermal scales, sheaths of growing feathers, pellicle of skin etc. C.
Arya, Surman +3 more
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