Prevalence of Haemodipsus (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) species found on hares (Lepus europaeus L.) in Konya Province, Turkey
Dik, B.; Uslu, U.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 32(2): 146-148
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 18645947 Document Number: 616660
This study was carried out in order to determine the prevalence of lice on hares (Lepus europaeus) in the province of Konya, Turkey, during October 2003-January 2007. During this period, 54 hares were examined for lice, 5 of them (11%) were found to be infested with lice and a total of 41 lice specimens were collected from the infested hares. Two species; Haemodipsus lyriocephalus and H. setoni were identified, with H. lyriocephalus being more abundant than H. setoni.