Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chewing lice from the white-rumped vulture in Nepal, with description of a new species of Aegypoecus.
- Journal:
- Zootaxa
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Shrestha, Pratichhya et al.
- Affiliation:
- Central Department of Zoology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788), the white-rumped vulture, in Pithauli, Nawalparasi District, Nepal, from February to June 2017. Three louse species were identified: Cuculiphilus (Aegypiphilus) gypsis (Eichler, 1944), Colpocephalum sp., and the new species Aegypoecus bengalensis, described herein.
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