Contribution to the knowledge of Neotrichodectes (Nasuicola) pallidus (Piaget, 1880) (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:L. Perles, Bassini-Silva, R., Jacinavicius, F. C., Barreto, W. Teixeira G., de Macedo, G. Carvalho, Santos, F. Martins, Herrera, H. Miraglia, Machado, R. Zacarias, Barros-Battesti, D. Moraes, André, M. Rogério
Journal:Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
Volume:41
Issue:100877
Pagination:6 pp
Date Published:Jun-01-2023
ISSN:2405-9390
Keywords:8S rRNA, Cox-1, louse, Phylogeny, SEM
Abstract:

Highlights

  • New records for the lice species Neotrichodectes (Nasuicola) pallidus, an ectoparasite of procyonids
  • For the first time, the nymphs and the eggs of this species were photographed and their details recorded.
  • In morphological analyses, the same ornamentation on the abdomen of the females, males, and nymphs was observed.
  • First molecular contribution with sequencing and phylogenetic analyses based on two molecular markers (18S rRNA and cox1).

The species in the genus Neotrichodectes (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) infest carnivores. Neotrichodectes (Nasuicola) pallidus (Piaget, 1880), which has been primarily found parasitizing Procyonidae mammals, has been recorded in ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Pernambuco. We report a new record of N. pallidus in coatis in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, central- western Brazil, using morphological (Light and Scanning Electronic Microscopy) and molecular approaches (PCR, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis). Coatis were sampled in two peri-urban areas of Campo Grande city, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, between March 2018 and March 2019, as well as in November 2021. Lice were collected and examined under light and Scanning Electron Microscopy. DNA was also extracted from nymphs and adults and submitted to PCR assays based on the 18S rRNA and cox-1 genes for molecular characterization. One hundred and one coatis were sampled from 2018 to 2019 and 20 coatis in 2021 [when the intensity of infestation (II) was not accessed]. Twenty-six coatis (26/101–25.7%) were infested with at least one louse, with a total of 59 lice collected in 2018–2019. The II ranged from one to seven lice (mean 2.2 ± SD 1.7). The louse species was confirmed based on the following morphological characteristics: female gonapophyses rounded with the setae along anterior region but not in the medial margin; the male genitalia with a parameral arch not extending beyond the endometrial plate. The same ornamentation was observed on the abdomen of the females, males, and nymphs. The nymphs and the eggs were described in detail for the first time. The obtained 18S rRNA and cox1 sequences from N. pallidus clustered in a clade with other sequences of Ischnocera species. In the present study, a new record of the louse N. pallidus in central-western Brazil was provided, along with new insights into the morphological features of this species, with the first morphology contribution of nymphal and eggs stages.

URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405939023000473
DOI:10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100877
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