First report of Colpocephalum trachelioti (Amblycera: Menoponidae) on a Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus L.) in Turkey
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P: 149-152
June 2008

First report of Colpocephalum trachelioti (Amblycera: Menoponidae) on a Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus L.) in Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2008;32(2):149-152
1. Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye
2. Anadolu Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Eskişehir, Türkiye
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Received Date: 20.02.2008
Accepted Date: 06.03.2008
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ABSTRACT

In this study, a black vulture (Aegypius monachus) found wounded on Türkmen Mountain, between Eskisehir and Kütahya, was inspected for ectoparasites. Three lice specimens were collected from the black vulture. They were preserved in a vial containing 70% alcohol. Later, they were mounted on slides by Faure Forte Medium and cleared in 10% KOH. Morphologic characteristics of the lice were inspected and measured under the light microscope. All of them were identified as Colpocephalum trachelioti, Price & Beer 1963. This is first time that C. trachelioti has been found in Turkey.

Keywords:
Colpocephalum trachelioti
black vulture
Aegypius monachus
Turkmen Mountain
Turkey