title: [Chewing lice species (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) found on blackbirds (Turdus merula): new records from Turkey].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to detect the chewing lice species on the blackbirds shot (Turdus merula) in Yeşilyurt village, Çanakkale
  
  
  METHODS
  Four Blackbirds (Turdus merula) shot by a hunter were examined for lice in Yeşilyurt village, Çanakkale. The lice specimens collected on the Blackbirds were preserved in alcohol 70%, transparented in KOH 10% and mounted on the slides in Canada balsam.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The lice specimens were identified as Ricinus elongatus (Olfers, 1816) and Brueelia merulensis (Denny, 1842) on microscopical examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, R. elongatus and B. merulensis are recorded for the first time in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye, Turkey. bdik@selcuk.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dik
authors.forename: Sükran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dinçer
mesh_terms: D058325:Amblycera / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D058326:Ischnocera / Q000145:classification*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D020308:Songbirds / Q000469:parasitology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology