MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF Gliricola quadrisetosa Ewing 1924, RECOVERED IN Galea spixii Wagler, 1831

Authors

  • Josivania Soares Pereira Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Janilene de Oliveira Nascimento Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Kalianne Carla de Sousa Aguiar Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Moacir Franco de Oliveira Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Wesley A. Costa Coelho Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
  • Sílvia Maria Mendes Ahid Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-6891v15i314450

Keywords:

Ectoparasito, piolho, taxonomia

Abstract

The morphometric study on lice affecting Galea spixii helps in understanding the taxonomy of this Phithraptera. The study aimed to perform morphometry of Gliricola quadrisetosa specimens recovered in G. spixii. Analyses were performed using light optical microscope. Data were presented as simple average and standard deviation. Males and females showed an average length of body of 98,01 + 2,43 and 117,97 + 4,75 ?m; from the underside of the head 16,42 + 3,41 and 18,43 + 2,61 ?m; prothorax 12,43 + 0,91 and 13,79 + 1,13 ?m and pterothorax 13,57 + 1,07 and 14,88 + 1,84 ?m, respectively. The male genitalia lodged in their basal plate showed length of its external and internal lateral margin of 28,86+ 1,29 and 21,88 + 1,91 ?m; external internal branch of 2,94 + 0,38 and 7, 25 + 0,72 ?m. In the female genitalia, the length of the upper and lower portions were, respectively, 25,35 +2,32 and 28,18 + 2,86 ?m. The 11 bristles had an average length of 2,99+0,17 ?m. The measurements will help to standardize the taxonomy of Gliricola quadrisetosa recovered in Galea spixii.

KEYWORDS: Ectoparasite, lice, taxonomy.

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Published

2014-09-27

How to Cite

PEREIRA, Josivania Soares; NASCIMENTO, Janilene de Oliveira; AGUIAR, Kalianne Carla de Sousa; OLIVEIRA, Moacir Franco de; COELHO, Wesley A. Costa; AHID, Sílvia Maria Mendes. MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF Gliricola quadrisetosa Ewing 1924, RECOVERED IN Galea spixii Wagler, 1831. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 296–300, 2014. DOI: 10.1590/1809-6891v15i314450. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/15450. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2025.

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Veterinary Medicine