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A note on the haematophagous nature of poultry shaft louse, Menopon gallinae (Amblycera: Phthiraptera). [PDF]
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.
Kumar S, Ahmad A, Ali R, Kumar V.
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The type specimens of 142 nominal species of chewing and sucking lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera and Anoplura) held in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (MZUSP) are listed.
Michel P. Valim
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Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future
Abstract The future of fog‐dependent habitats under climate change is unknown but likely precarious; many have experienced recent declines in fog. Fog‐dependent deserts particularly will be threatened, because, there, fog can be the main water source for biota.
Duncan Mitchell+6 more
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Chewing lice (psocodea: phthiraptera) detected in wild birds in hatay, türkiye, a new record of the colpocephalum ecaudati price and beer from black kite (milvus migrans) [PDF]
This study was carried out to determine chewing lice species of the wild birds, which were brought to the Veterinary Health, Practice and Research Center and Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, between May 2018-
Aykut ZEREK+4 more
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No existe un listado taxonómico que incluya a las especies de los 3 subórdenes de Phthiraptera (Anoplura, Amblycera e Ischnocera) presentes en México. Los listados más importantes han sido sobre piojos chupadores —en mamíferos— o masticadores —en aves y
Mirely Guzmán-Torres+1 more
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Compared to many other groups of parasitic insects, the chewing louse fauna of the Middle East remains poorly known. Our attempts to alleviate this data deficiency include this report of lice that we found on five species of raptors in Egypt.
E. Adly+4 more
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Cavia intermedia is a rodent species critically endangered and is found only on a 10 hectare island off the southern Brazilian coast. To identify the ectoparasites of C.
André Luis Regolin+4 more
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Abrocomophagidae (Mallophaga: Amblycera), a New Family from Chile
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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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now
A brief historical overview is given of the most relevant taxonomic studies of insect groups vectors of transmissible diseases in Brazil, from the "heroic" times of the foundation of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro up to the present.
Nelson Papavero+1 more
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A collection of chewing lice was studied from the Natural History Museum of the Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Twenty three samples from 16 bird species were examined.
Michel P. Valim+2 more
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