Ectoparasites (Mallophaga, Anoplura, Acari) on Mule Deer, Odoceulus hemionus, and White-tailed Deer, Odoceulus virgianus, of Alberta, Canada

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1980
Authors:W. M. Samuel, Grinnell, E. R., Kennedy, A. J.
Journal:Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume:17
Issue:1
Pagination:15 - 17
Date Published:1980
Keywords:Artiodactyla, Mallophaga, Nordamerika, Solenopotes, Troester
Abstract:

Two species of chewing lice, Tricholipelurus lipeuroides and Tricholipeurus parallelus, 1 species of slicking louse, Solenopotes ferrisi, and 1 species of tick, Dermacentor albipictus, were found during examination of the skin and hair near the genitalia of 70 Mule Deer (Odoroileus hemiouus) and 148 Whitetailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) collected in Albena, Canada, from 1975 to 1977. Tricholipeurus lipeuroides, T. parallelus and S. ferrisi were found on 40,5, and 6 Mule Deer and 46, 23, and 8 White-tailed Deer, respectively. For unknown reasons there were significant differences in yearly prevalences of T. lipeuroides on both species of deer from 1975 to 1977. There was a temporal separation of lice on both hosts, with T. lipeuroides and S. ferrisi being most prevalent from January and February to May. respectively, and T. paralletus most prevalent from March to June. One Mule Deer was heavily infested with T. lipeuroide and D. albipictus. T. lipeuroides and D. albipictus on White-tailed Deer and S. ferrisi on both species of deer are new host records for Albena

URL:https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-abstract/17/1/15/2219699?redirectedFrom=fulltext
DOI:10.1093/jmedent/17.1.15
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