[First report of Colpocephalum trachelioti (Amblycera: Menoponidae) on a black vulture (Aegypius monachus L.) in Turkey].
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.
Dik
Bilal
B
Selçuk Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali, Konya, Turkey. bdik@selcuk.edu.tr
Yamaç
Elif
E
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D046093:Falconiformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014421:Turkey