Population characteristics and the nature of egg shells of two Phthirapteran species parasitizing Indian cattle egrets
Department of Zoology, Government Raza Postgraduate College, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, 244901, India
Abstract
The prevalence, intensities of infestation, range of infestation and population composition of two phthirapteran species, Ardeicola expallidus Blagoveshtchensky (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) and Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus Boisduval and Lacordaire (Menoponidae) on seventy cattle egrets were recorded during August 2004 to March 2005, in India. The frequency distribution patterns of both the species were skewed but did not correspond to the negative binomial model. The oviposition sites, egg laying patterns and the nature of the eggs of the two species were markedly different.
Keywords: Amblycera, Ischnocera, Ardeicola expallidus, Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus
Correspondence: adraftab.lifescience@rediffmail.com, bkhandst@rediffmail.com, cdrsmita_badola@yahoo.com, dgauravaryan18@gmail.com, enanci.rampur@rediffmail.com, f*akscsir@rediffmail.com, *Corresponding author
Received: 7 April 2009 | Accepted: 1 September 2009 | Published: 27 September 2010
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 10, Number 163
Ahmad A, Khan V, Badola S, Arya G, Bansal N, Saxena AK. 2010. Population characteristics and the nature of egg shells of two Phthirapteran species parasitizing Indian cattle egrets. Journal of Insect Science 10:163, available online: insectscience.org/10.163
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