A revision of Strigiphilus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Japan
The Japanese species of the genus Strigiphilus Mjöberg, 1910 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) are revised. Six species are recorded, including a new species belonging to the cursitans species-group: Strigiphilus stenocephalus new species, described
Megumi Shimada, Kazunori Yoshizawa
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Efficacy of cypermethrin on the control of Struthiolipeurus spp. (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) in ostrich Eficácia da cipermetrina no controle de Struthiolipeurus spp. (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) em avestruz [PDF]
Duzentos e quarenta avestruzes, com idades entre 12 e 24 meses, foram examinados quanto ao parasitismo por Struthiolipeurus spp. Destes, 168 apresentavam-se infestados por piolhos (70%).
G.G. Verocai+5 more
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Chewing lice of wild birds in Iran: new data and a checklist of avian louse species reported in Iran [PDF]
Between September 2019 and December 2023, a total of 612 wild birds representing 16 orders, 33 families, 60 genera, and 78 species from nine provinces of Iran with different climates namely Hamedan (n = 54), Sistan-va-Baluchestan (n = 372), Kerman (n ...
Zahra Bahiraei+5 more
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Arthropod parasites of Antarctic and Subantarctic birds and pinnipeds: A review of host-parasite associations [PDF]
Due to its cold and dry climate and scarcity of ice-free land, Antarctica has one of the most extreme environments on our planet. To survive in the Antarctic region, parasitic arthropods must either remain closely associated with their hosts throughout ...
Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels+2 more
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Piolhos mastigadores são normalmente encontrados em aves e mamíferos. Esses insetos são divididos em duas subordens de importância nas aves, a Amblycera e a Ischnocera, sendo que nesta última apenas a família Philopteridae abrange os piolhos específicos
Luiz Fernando Wolpert de Gois+5 more
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Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands [PDF]
A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (
Oslejskova Lucie+6 more
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Ego network analysis of the trophic structure of an island land bird through 300 years of climate change and invaders. [PDF]
Ego net analysis is introduced as a new tool to ecology, describing the network context of a single bird species and its interacting species. During the last 200 years, the ego net of this bird has passed two major disturbances, seal hunting and cat introduction.
Olesen JM.
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Circulatory system of pigeon slender louse, Columbicola columbae (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) has been studied in greater details. In arthropodan insects, the circulatory system is typically open, with just one closed artery. The heart of C.
Suneel Kumar Singh, Surman Arya
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We describe and illustrate three new species of chewing lice in the genus Philopteroides parasitic on passerines (Order Passeriformes, families Acanthizidae, Rhipiduridae and Petroicidae) from New Zealand. They are: Philopteroides pilgrimi sp. n.
Michel Valim, Ricardo Palma
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Lice infestation and diversity in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia [PDF]
Background and Aim: Biting lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) are ectoparasites that play important roles in the transmission of disease agents that infect turkeys and impact turkey productivity.
Joko Prastowo+6 more
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