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

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Case Report

VOLUME: 39 ISSUE: 4

P: 313-315

December 2015

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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1. Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye

2. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Özalp Meslek Yüksekokulu, Van, Türkiye

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Received Date: 10.12.2014

Accepted Date: 16.06.2015

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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)