title: [The cases of teratology in Mallophaga of South Africa].
abstract: The following types ofteratology were found in the collection of 1278 individuals of Mallophaga coming from the birds of South Africa origin: deformity clypeus in Quadraceps kilimandjarensis (KELL.) from Stephanibyx coronatus (BURCH.), partial atrophy of one of the antennae of two males Q. kilimandjarensis and abdomen plates deformity of two females Q. kilimandjarensis, in male and female Quadraceps chorleyi TIMM. from Hoplopterus armatus (BURCH.), in female Saemundssonia africana TIMM. from Stephanibyx coronatus (BODD.) and male Plegadiphilus threskiornis (BEDF.) from Threskiornis aethiopicus (LATH.) the only representative of Amblycera (the other teratology belonged to Ischnocera suborder). Generally teratology was found in 0.70% of the collection.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Parazytologii Ogólnej Instytutu Mikrobiologii UWr 51-148 Wrocław, ul. Przybyszewskiego 63.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Złotorzycka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modrzejewska
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013019:South Africa; D013045:Species Specificity