title: Phoresy of a louse (Mallophaga: Philopteridae) on a mosquito from Cali, Colombia.
abstract: A case of phoresy of a female Sturnidoecus sp. on the wing of a female Culex nigripalpus in Cali, Valle is presented. The phenomenon in southwestern Colombia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Burbano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D003465:Culex; D005260:Female; D008003:Phthiraptera