Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background The sucking louse fauna of endemic Australian rodents has been under-studied for decades. Sixty-five species of native rodents have been recorded in Australia.
Wei Wang +4 more
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The eggshell morphology of Heterodoxus spiniger, infesting dog, Canis familiaris (Boopidae, Mallophaga) [PDF]
, 2009 The egg chorion of the dog louse Heterodoxus spiniger bears pentagonal / rectangular scutes (scale like sculpturing) arranged obliquely. The opercular disc of the egg bears tall cup shaped micropyles which unite to give ridge like appearance.
Arya, Gaurav +5 more
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Prevalence and diversity of parasitic bird lice (Insecta: Psocodea) in northeast Arkansas
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Many groups of parasites lack basic information on biodiversity and host associations, which poses challenges for conservation and understanding the ecological relationships between hosts and their parasites.
Paige J. Brewer, Andrew D. Sweet
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The incidence of bacterial endosymbionts in terrestrial arthropods. [PDF]
, 2015 Intracellular endosymbiotic bacteria are found in many terrestrial arthropods and have a profound influence on host biology. A basic question about these symbionts is why they infect the hosts that they do, but estimating symbiont incidence (the ...
Ahmed, Muhammad Z +3 more
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Unravelling the mishmash: A new phylogeny for the family Empheriidae (Psocodea, Trogiomorpha) with a new genus and species from Cretaceous Charentese amber [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & PhylogenyThe order Psocodea, including barklice, booklice, and parasitic lice, is diverse and widely distributed since the Cretaceous. That is particularly the case for the speciose extinct family Empheriidae (Psocodea, Trogiomorpha, Atropetae), recently fused ...
Sergio Álvarez-Parra +3 more
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Listado de Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) de Brasil
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009 Se listan las especies de Psocoptera actualmente registradas en Brasil, incluyendo la distribución por estado y su categoría biogeográfica. Se presenta alguna de la evidencia que hace suponer que el tamaño actual de la fauna de Psocoptera de Brasil está ...
Alfonso N García Aldrete +1 more
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Introduction to thematic volume "Fossil arthropods in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber (northwestern France)" [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceThere is growing knowledge of the insect and arachnid Cretaceous diversity worldwide, most notably as a result of the discovery, in the past twenty years, of numerous Konservat-Lagerstätten (highly fossiliferous deposits) that ...
Néraudeau, Didier, Perrichot, Vincent
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eLife, 2018 We report a functional switching valve within the female genitalia of the Brazilian cave insect Neotrogla. The valve complex is composed of two plate-like sclerites, a closure element, and in-and-outflow canals.
Kazunori Yoshizawa +4 more
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Oldest Omaliini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) Discovered in the Opaque Cretaceous Amber of Charentes [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceAppartenant aux Staphylinidae, la plus grande famille animale connue, les Omaliinae actuels constituent un groupe de scarabées très diversifié' et à large répartition mondiale.
Néraudeau, Didier +2 more
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A checklist of ‘Psocoptera’ (Psocodea) from Brazil: an update to the list of 2009 of García Aldrete and Mockford, with an identification key to the families [PDF]
, 2020 The described species of Psocoptera currently known for Brazil are listed, with state distribution and biogeographic status.
García Aldrete, Alfonso Neri +1 more
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