Chewing Lice Species (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) Found on Blackbirds (Turdus merula): New Records from Turkey
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Chewing Lice Species (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) Found on Blackbirds (Turdus merula): New Records from Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2012;36(1):23-27 DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2012.06
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Abstract

Objective:

This study was conducted to detect the chewing lice species on the blackbirds shot (Turdus merula) in Yeşilyurt village, Çanakkale.

Methods:

Four Blackbirds (Turdus merula) shot by a hunter were examined for lice in Yeşilyurt village, Çanakkale. The lice specimens collected on the Blackbirds were preserved in alcohol 70%, transparented in KOH 10% and mounted on the slides in Canada balsam.

Results:

The lice specimens were identified as Ricinus elongatus (Olfers, 1816) and Brueelia merulensis (Denny, 1842) on microscopical examination.

Conclusion:

In this study, R. elongatus and B. merulensis are recorded for the first time in Turkey.

Keywords: Turdus merula, lice, Ricinus elongatus, Brueelia merulensis, Turkey