Description de Prolinognathus marouaensis n. sp. du groupe foleyi, parasite de l'Hyracoïde Procavia capensis et redescription de P. faini Benoit, 1961 (Anoplura, Linognathidae) [PDF]
Une nouvelle espèce de #Prolignathus$, parasitant des Hyracoïdes du genre #Procavia$, est décrite du Cameroun. Son appartenance au groupe #foleyi$ a conduit à effectuer une redescription d'un autre membre du groupe : #P. faini$ Benoit, 1961.
Pajot, François-Xavier
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Ectoparasites and Other Arthropod Associates of the Hairy-tailed Mole, \u3ci\u3eParascalops Breweri\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
A total of 33 taxa of ectoparasites and other associates was taken on seven individuals of the Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops breweri, from New York and New England.
French, Thomas W, Whitaker, John O, Jr
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Factors associated with diversity, quantity and zoonotic potential of ectoparasites on urban mice and voles [PDF]
Wild rodents are important hosts for tick larvae but co-infestations with other mites and insects are largely neglected. Small rodents were trapped at four study sites in Berlin, Germany, to quantify their ectoparasite diversity.
A Dizij+138 more
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The present research aimed to study the chemical composition and acaricidal activity of Citrus limonum and Piper nigrum essential oils against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus. GC‐MS analysis of C. limonum essential oil showed limonene (50.3%), β‐pinene (14.4%), and γ‐terpinene (11.7%) as the major components; P.
Rafaelle Vinturelle+10 more
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Recent Advances in Developing Insect Natural Products as Potential Modern Day Medicines
Except for honey as food, and silk for clothing and pollination of plants, people give little thought to the benefits of insects in their lives. This overview briefly describes significant recent advances in developing insect natural products as potential new medicinal drugs.
Norman Ratcliffe+3 more
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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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TAXONOMIC STUDY OF TWO GENUS IN LICE Linognathus Africanus (Kellogg And Paine, 1911) & Bovicola (Damalinia) ovis (Schrank, 1781) BY SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPE (SEM) [PDF]
This study presents the Mallophaga and Anoplura lice which affects farm animals (camels sheep and goats), a local area east of the Saudi Arabia of different ages, races, classes.
Sara A. Aljubran, Souad M. Alsaqabi
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Data incongruence and the problem of avian louse phylogeny [PDF]
Recent studies based on different types of data (i.e. morphological and molecular) have supported conflicting phylogenies for the genera of avian feather lice (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera).
Archie J. W.+52 more
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Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article
Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen, indirect pathology caused by toxic products, or the immune response incited by infections or ...
Amal R. Nimir+3 more
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Background Belonging to the anopluran family Echinophthiriidae, Echinophthirius horridus, the seal louse, has been reported to parasitise a broad range of representatives of phocid seals.
Jörg Hirzmann+7 more
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