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Mouthparts of ectoparasites and host damage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

H. V. Smith  and
R. N. Titchener
H. V. Smith
Affiliation:
Departments of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow and the West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr.
R. N. Titchener
Affiliation:
Departments of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow and the West of Scotland Agricultural College, Ayr.
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Synopsis

Photographs were displayed of the mouthparts of some important arthropod parasites of British livestock as viewed with a scanning electron microscope. Ectoparasites included in the demonstration were Damalinia ovis, the body louse of sheep; Haematopinus eurysternus, the short-nosed cattle louse; Ceratophyllus gallinae, the hen flea; Melophagus ovinus, the sheep ked and Ixodes ricinus, the sheep tick. Photographs of livestock infested with these parasites were also displayed.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 79 , Issue 1-3: Surface ecosystems and the interactions within them which overcome skin defence mechanisms , 1980 , pp. 139 - 142
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1980

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