Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera; Ischnocera, Amblycera) Species Found on Some Songbirds (Aves: Passeriformes)

Dik B., ALBAYRAK T., Adanir R., Uslu U.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.19, sa.5, ss.755-760, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9775/kvfd.2013.8740
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.755-760
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brueelia jacobi, Philopterus sittae, Philopterus vernus, Philopterus spp.
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study was performed to detect of the louse species found on some song birds (Passeriformes) between the dates of 2005-2009. Two hundreds and four song bird specimens in 29 species belong to 12 families captured in seven different localities in Turkey and Lesbos island (Greece) were examined for louse specimens. Five of them (2.45%) were found to be infested with louse and detected four species; Brueelia jacobi (Eichler, 1951); Philopterus sittae Fedorenko, 1978; Philopterus vernus (Zlotorzycka, 1964) and Philopterus spp.. Philopterus vernus from Lesbos island an the all of other species are reported for the first time in Turkey with this paper.