Unusual finding of chewing louse Quadraceps cf. junceus (Scopoli, 1763) (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) on Nathusius pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) with review of findings of lice reported from bats ...

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats (Chiroptera) do not possess any specific louse species however, rare accidental registrations of this ectoparasites on chiropterans occur. Herein we report for the first time, identification of the lice Quadraceps cf. junceus (Ischnocera: Philo...

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Main Authors: Orlova, Maria V., Larchanka, Aleksandra I., Sychra, Oldřich
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2024
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
Pipistrellus nathusii
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13437762
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13437762
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Summary:(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats (Chiroptera) do not possess any specific louse species however, rare accidental registrations of this ectoparasites on chiropterans occur. Herein we report for the first time, identification of the lice Quadraceps cf. junceus (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from vesper bat Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Belarus. In addition, we provide and discuss previous findings about lice collected from bats. ...

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