First case of Trichodectes pinguis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) on a Bear (Ursus arctos) in Turkey
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First case of Trichodectes pinguis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Trichodectidae) on a Bear (Ursus arctos) in Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2015;39(4):313-315 DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2015.4040
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Abstract

This study was conducted to provide morphological characters of Trichodectes pinguis Burmeister, 1838 that was found on a European brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus) that was found injured in the Van province, eastern Turkey. Three lice specimens were collected from the bear, and they were identified as T. pinguis. The morphological characteristics of this species were provided in this study. T. pinguis was reported for the first time in Turkey. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2015; 39: 313-5)

Keywords: Trichodectes pinguis, Bear, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Turkey