First report of Colpocephalum trachelioti (Amblycera: Menoponidae) on a black vulture (Aegypius monachus L.) in Turkey
Dik, B.; Yamaç, E.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 32(2): 149-152
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 18645948 Document Number: 617493
In this study, a black vulture (Aegypius monachus) found wounded on Turkmen Mountain, between Eskisehir and Kutahya, 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. This is the first time that C. trachelioti has been found in Turkey.