This study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of Culicoides specie... more This study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of Culicoides species in the Southern and Southeastern Turkey during the 2012 outbreak of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF). The midge specimens caught by Onderstepoort-type light traps from livestock farms were tested for molecular evidence of existence of viral genome. Blood specimens were collected from clinically BEF-suspected acute febrile cattle. Total nucleic acid samples obtained from field specimens were checked against the BEF virus G gene and Culicoides internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) gene. A total of 20,845 Culicoides specimens (20,569 ♀♀, 276 ♂♂) comprising 11 species (Culicoides badooshensis, Culicoides circumscriptus, Culicoides gejgelensis, Culicoides imicola, Culicoides kibunensis, Culicoides longipennis, Culicoides newsteadi, Culicoides nubeculosus, Culicoides odiatus, Culicoides punctatus, Culicoides schultzei, Culicoides spp.) were collected. C. schultzei (18,032) was found as the dominant species and followed by C. imicola (1,857), C. nubeculosus complex (545), and C. circumscriptus (259), respectively. C. kibunensis was identified as new species for this region. PCR positivity of BEF was found 37.14% (13/35) in blood samples whereas no viral genome was obtained from Culicoides specimens. Culicoides spp. ITS-1 gene sequences were analyzed phylogenetically with GenBank ITS-1 sequences. Molecular homology of Culicoides ITS-1 gene was ranged between 62.74 and 71.39%. The results described first molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Culicoides ITS-1 gene with reference to the 2012 BEF outbreak in Turkey.
<i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (F... more <i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (Figs 5, 9, 12–14) <i>Myrsidea</i> sp. 7; Chu <i>et al</i>. 2019: 338. <b>Type host:</b> <i>Ianthocincla berthemyi</i> (Oustalet, 1876) – rusty laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). Given as " <i>Garrulax caerulatus</i> " in Chu <i>et al</i>. (2019: 338), see below. <b>Type locality:</b> Badagongshan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China. <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> is identified as <i>M. monilegeri</i> in the key of Tandan (1972). Females of <i>M. monilegeri</i> are unknown, but males of these two species can be separated by the following characters: femoral brush with 26–29 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 18–22 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; tergum I with 7 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 3–4 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i> (one specimen of <i>M. zhangae</i> has 9 setae on tergum I); tergum III with 13 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 6–9 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; anterior pleural setae present on segments III–VI in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but only rarely present, and then only on one side, on segments III and V–VI in <i>M. zhangae</i>; sternum II with 27 anterior setae and 20 marginal setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 6–11 anterior setae and 10–14 marginal setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; genital sclerite with median section longer than lateral sections and lateral sections slender distally in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but genital sclerite with median section shorter than lateral sections, and lateral sections conspicuously widened distally in <i>M. zhangae</i>. Tandan (1972) described two females from <i>Garrulax monileger schauenseei</i> that could not be placed unambiguously in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, and he considered that future collections may resolve this issue. Assuming that Tandan's females are conspecific with <i>M. monilegeri</i>, the female <i>M. zhangae</i> can be separated <i>M. monilegeri</i> by the following characters: femoral brush with 27–33 setae in specimens from <i>G. m. schauenseei</i>, but [...]
FIGURES 8–11. Male genitalia, dorsal and ventral views. 8, Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. 9, Myrsidea ... more FIGURES 8–11. Male genitalia, dorsal and ventral views. 8, Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. 9, Myrsidea zhangae n. sp. 10, Myrsidea liopari n. sp. 11, Myrsidea suthorae n. sp.
<i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species ... more <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (Figs 1–4, 8) <i>Myrsidea</i> sp. 6; Chu <i>et al.</i> 2019: 338. <b>Type host:</b> <i>Garrulax maesi maesi</i> (Oustalet, 1890) – grey laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). <b>Type locality:</b> Nanling Reservation, Ruyang County, Guangdong Province, China. <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> is identified as <i>M. assamensis</i> Tandan, 1972, in the keys to males in Tandan (1972). The same type of genital sclerite, with a single median attenuation, is also found in <i>Myrsidea agarwali</i> Khan <i>et al</i>. 2009. These species can be separated by the thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy (Table 1), particularly the number of setae on the metanotum and on terga I–II (and in male also tergum III). In addition, <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> can be separated from <i>M. assamensis</i> by number of setae in the femoral brush of femur III: 19–23 setae in female and 16–21 setae in male in <i>M. attenuata</i> (Figs 1–2), but 24–27 setae in female and 22–25 setae in male in <i>M. assamensis</i>. Males of <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> can be separated from those of <i>M. agarwali</i> by having distinct gaps between the two median-most seta on each side of terga III–V that are distinctly larger than the gaps between the more lateral tergal setae on the same segments (Fig. 1); in <i>M. agarwali</i>, the tergal setae on these segments are evenly spaced. Also, the genital sclerite of <i>M. agarwali</i> appears to lack the distal attenuated section of the median part, which is present in <i>M. attenuata</i> (Fig. 5). <b>Description. <i>Female</i> (n=3).</b> Habitus as in Fig. 2. Setal measurements: <i>dhs10</i> = 0.044 –0.050; <i>dhs11</i> = 0.120 – 0.137; ratio <i>dhs10/11</i> = 0.35–0.41; <i>ls5</i> = 0.044 –0.071 Ventrolateral fringe with 10–12 setae. Gula with 4–5 setae on each side. Hypopharynx similar to Fig. 4. First tibia with 2–3 outer lateral ventral and 4–5 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin straight and 2 setae on each side. Metaste [...]
This study was conducted in three wetland sites located in the National Park of El Kala (PNEK), o... more This study was conducted in three wetland sites located in the National Park of El Kala (PNEK), one of the richest wetlands in Algeria, between November 2016 and June 2017. Our work provides information about the external and internal parasites of the little egret (Egretta garzetta). Among 11 birds, 6 were infested. The hosts were parasitized by Ardeicola expallidus (Blagoveshtchensky, 1940) and Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus (Boisduval&Lacordaire, 1835) identified as ectoparasites. However, the internal parasites included 15 species belonging to 12 families. The study is reported for the first time in Algeria.
The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis... more The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788), the white-rumped vulture, in Pithauli, Nawalparasi District, Nepal, from February to June 2017. Three louse species were identified: Cuculiphilus (Aegypiphilus) gypsis (Eichler, 1944), Colpocephalum sp., and the new species Aegypoecus bengalensis, described herein.
This study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of Culicoides specie... more This study investigated the geographical distribution and molecular analysis of Culicoides species in the Southern and Southeastern Turkey during the 2012 outbreak of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF). The midge specimens caught by Onderstepoort-type light traps from livestock farms were tested for molecular evidence of existence of viral genome. Blood specimens were collected from clinically BEF-suspected acute febrile cattle. Total nucleic acid samples obtained from field specimens were checked against the BEF virus G gene and Culicoides internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) gene. A total of 20,845 Culicoides specimens (20,569 ♀♀, 276 ♂♂) comprising 11 species (Culicoides badooshensis, Culicoides circumscriptus, Culicoides gejgelensis, Culicoides imicola, Culicoides kibunensis, Culicoides longipennis, Culicoides newsteadi, Culicoides nubeculosus, Culicoides odiatus, Culicoides punctatus, Culicoides schultzei, Culicoides spp.) were collected. C. schultzei (18,032) was found as the dominant species and followed by C. imicola (1,857), C. nubeculosus complex (545), and C. circumscriptus (259), respectively. C. kibunensis was identified as new species for this region. PCR positivity of BEF was found 37.14% (13/35) in blood samples whereas no viral genome was obtained from Culicoides specimens. Culicoides spp. ITS-1 gene sequences were analyzed phylogenetically with GenBank ITS-1 sequences. Molecular homology of Culicoides ITS-1 gene was ranged between 62.74 and 71.39%. The results described first molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Culicoides ITS-1 gene with reference to the 2012 BEF outbreak in Turkey.
<i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (F... more <i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (Figs 5, 9, 12–14) <i>Myrsidea</i> sp. 7; Chu <i>et al</i>. 2019: 338. <b>Type host:</b> <i>Ianthocincla berthemyi</i> (Oustalet, 1876) – rusty laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). Given as " <i>Garrulax caerulatus</i> " in Chu <i>et al</i>. (2019: 338), see below. <b>Type locality:</b> Badagongshan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China. <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Myrsidea zhangae</i> is identified as <i>M. monilegeri</i> in the key of Tandan (1972). Females of <i>M. monilegeri</i> are unknown, but males of these two species can be separated by the following characters: femoral brush with 26–29 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 18–22 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; tergum I with 7 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 3–4 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i> (one specimen of <i>M. zhangae</i> has 9 setae on tergum I); tergum III with 13 setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 6–9 setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; anterior pleural setae present on segments III–VI in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but only rarely present, and then only on one side, on segments III and V–VI in <i>M. zhangae</i>; sternum II with 27 anterior setae and 20 marginal setae in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but with 6–11 anterior setae and 10–14 marginal setae in <i>M. zhangae</i>; genital sclerite with median section longer than lateral sections and lateral sections slender distally in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, but genital sclerite with median section shorter than lateral sections, and lateral sections conspicuously widened distally in <i>M. zhangae</i>. Tandan (1972) described two females from <i>Garrulax monileger schauenseei</i> that could not be placed unambiguously in <i>M. monilegeri</i>, and he considered that future collections may resolve this issue. Assuming that Tandan's females are conspecific with <i>M. monilegeri</i>, the female <i>M. zhangae</i> can be separated <i>M. monilegeri</i> by the following characters: femoral brush with 27–33 setae in specimens from <i>G. m. schauenseei</i>, but [...]
FIGURES 8–11. Male genitalia, dorsal and ventral views. 8, Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. 9, Myrsidea ... more FIGURES 8–11. Male genitalia, dorsal and ventral views. 8, Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. 9, Myrsidea zhangae n. sp. 10, Myrsidea liopari n. sp. 11, Myrsidea suthorae n. sp.
<i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species ... more <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang &amp; Gustafsson, new species (Figs 1–4, 8) <i>Myrsidea</i> sp. 6; Chu <i>et al.</i> 2019: 338. <b>Type host:</b> <i>Garrulax maesi maesi</i> (Oustalet, 1890) – grey laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). <b>Type locality:</b> Nanling Reservation, Ruyang County, Guangdong Province, China. <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> is identified as <i>M. assamensis</i> Tandan, 1972, in the keys to males in Tandan (1972). The same type of genital sclerite, with a single median attenuation, is also found in <i>Myrsidea agarwali</i> Khan <i>et al</i>. 2009. These species can be separated by the thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy (Table 1), particularly the number of setae on the metanotum and on terga I–II (and in male also tergum III). In addition, <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> can be separated from <i>M. assamensis</i> by number of setae in the femoral brush of femur III: 19–23 setae in female and 16–21 setae in male in <i>M. attenuata</i> (Figs 1–2), but 24–27 setae in female and 22–25 setae in male in <i>M. assamensis</i>. Males of <i>Myrsidea attenuata</i> can be separated from those of <i>M. agarwali</i> by having distinct gaps between the two median-most seta on each side of terga III–V that are distinctly larger than the gaps between the more lateral tergal setae on the same segments (Fig. 1); in <i>M. agarwali</i>, the tergal setae on these segments are evenly spaced. Also, the genital sclerite of <i>M. agarwali</i> appears to lack the distal attenuated section of the median part, which is present in <i>M. attenuata</i> (Fig. 5). <b>Description. <i>Female</i> (n=3).</b> Habitus as in Fig. 2. Setal measurements: <i>dhs10</i> = 0.044 –0.050; <i>dhs11</i> = 0.120 – 0.137; ratio <i>dhs10/11</i> = 0.35–0.41; <i>ls5</i> = 0.044 –0.071 Ventrolateral fringe with 10–12 setae. Gula with 4–5 setae on each side. Hypopharynx similar to Fig. 4. First tibia with 2–3 outer lateral ventral and 4–5 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin straight and 2 setae on each side. Metaste [...]
This study was conducted in three wetland sites located in the National Park of El Kala (PNEK), o... more This study was conducted in three wetland sites located in the National Park of El Kala (PNEK), one of the richest wetlands in Algeria, between November 2016 and June 2017. Our work provides information about the external and internal parasites of the little egret (Egretta garzetta). Among 11 birds, 6 were infested. The hosts were parasitized by Ardeicola expallidus (Blagoveshtchensky, 1940) and Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus (Boisduval&Lacordaire, 1835) identified as ectoparasites. However, the internal parasites included 15 species belonging to 12 families. The study is reported for the first time in Algeria.
The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis... more The purpose of this study was to record the species of chewing lice parasitising Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788), the white-rumped vulture, in Pithauli, Nawalparasi District, Nepal, from February to June 2017. Three louse species were identified: Cuculiphilus (Aegypiphilus) gypsis (Eichler, 1944), Colpocephalum sp., and the new species Aegypoecus bengalensis, described herein.
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