New record of the chewing louse Myrsidea dissimilis (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) parasitizing a Purple Martin, Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Amazonas, Brazil

New record of the chewing louse Myrsidea dissimilis (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) parasitizing a Purple Martin, Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Amazonas, Brazil

The chewing lice are obligatory ectoparasites of birds and mammals distributed worldwide. From an expedition to Comaru Island, Brazilian Amazon, a chewing louse parasitizing a Purple Martin [Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)], a Neotropical migrant, was collected. The specimen was slide-mounted and ide...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Bassini-Silva, Isabella P. Pesenato, Ramiro D. Melinski, Clarissa O. Santos, Erika Hingst-Zaher, Darci M. Barros-Battesti, Fernando C. Jacinavicius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2023-11-01
Series:Entomological Communications
Subjects:
lice
ectoparasites
swallow
migratory birds
Central Amazon
Online Access:https://www.entomologicalcommunications.org/index.php/entcom/article/view/359

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