First records of Tricodectes canis (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from Darwin's fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2006
Authors:D. González-Acuña, Briceño, C., Cicchino, A. Conrado, Funk, S., Jiménez, J.
Journal:European Journal of Wildlife Research
Date Published:2006
Abstract:

The presence of the dog biting louse, Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778; Ischnocera: Trichodectidae), is reported for the first time in the critically endangered Pseudalopex fulvipes (Martin, 1837) in Chiloé Island, south Chile.

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