Description of the postembryonic stages of Mulcticola macrocephalus (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera: Philopteridae)

Author(s)

Kuabara, Kamila M. D. ^[1] ; Valim, Michel P. ^[2] ; Galloway, Terry D. ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Drexel Univ, Acad Nat Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - USA

^[2] Univ Iguacu, Nova Iguacu, RJ - Brazil

^[3] Univ Manitoba, Dept Entomol, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 - Canada

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST; v. 152, n. 6, p. 723-733, DEC 2020.
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Abstract

The nymphs I, II, III, and adult male and adult female stages of Mulcticola macrocephalus (Kellogg) (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera: Philopteridae), a monoxenous species of chewing louse infesting common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor (Forster) (Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae), in North America, are described. Line drawings of whole nymphs and adults are presented, as are details of anterior dorsal head plates, metasternal plates, female subvulvar plates, and male genitalia. Ontogenetic characters exhibited during the postembryonic development of this species of chewing louse are described and discussed in relation to previous information in the literature. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/06951-4 - Taxonomy, systematics and diversity of the chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Amblycera and Ischnocera) on birds (Aves) in Brazil
• Grantee: Michel Paiva Valim
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
• FAPESP's process: 15/07135-4 - Extraction and amplification of DNA from the Ischnocera parasitic on non-passeriformes birds held in ectoparasitological collection of the MZUSP
• Grantee: Kamila Mayumi Duarte Kuabara
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 11/11420-5 - Taxonomy, systematics and diversity of the chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Amblycera and Ischnocera) on birds (Aves) in Brazil
• Grantee: Michel Paiva Valim
• Support type: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants