01691nas a2200325 4500008004100000245013400041210006900175260000900244300001400253490000700267520077900274653001701053653001301070653001201083653001301095653000901108653001501117653000901132653000901141653001001150653001301160653000801173653001001181653000901191653001201200653001901212100002301231700002301254856008801277 2001 eng d00aA new species of Felicola (Phthiraptera : Trichodectidae) from the endangered Iberian lynx: another reason to ensure its survival0 anew species of Felicola Phthiraptera Trichodectidae from the end c2001 a929 - 9370 v103 a
A new chewing louse species, Felicola (Lorisicola) isidoroi, is described and illustrated from a male Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus (Carnivora: Felidae) in southern Spain. Although the new species is based only on a single adult male, it was felt that the scarcity of the host and the distinctiveness of the louse warranted its description. Considering the high degree of host-specificity of this group of lice, the current conservation status of the host as the most vulnerable felid species in the world, and the low prevalence shown by the new louse, we propose the status of endangered for the louse species also. A list of parasites recorded on Lynx pardinus and other carnivore hosts from the Iberian Peninsula is given, and their host-specificity is discussed.
10aChewing lice10aFelicola10aIberian10aisidoroi10alice10aLorisicola10alynx10amtax10an.sp.10aparasite10aPHP10asheep10asoay10asp.nov.10atrichodectidae1 aPérez, Jesús, M.1 aPalma, Ricardo, L. uhttp://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.577.9831&rep=rep1&type=pdf