Ghazi khan¹, Shalini roy¹, Surendra kumar²* and Nidhi Gupta²

¹Department of Zoology, Hindu College, Moradabad (UP), India
²Department of Zoology, Government Raza P.G. College, Rampur (UP), India

*Corresponding Author: Surendra Kumar, Department of Zoology, Hindu College, Moradabad (UP), India.

Received: July 31, 2021; Published: September 09, 2021

Abstract

  The present report furnishes information regarding the analysis of crop contents of two amblyceran louse (Menacanthus gonophaeus and Myrsidea bakttitar) infesting house crow (Corvus splendens). The haematophagous nature of both the species has been recorded. On the basis of crop contents M. gonophaeus appeared to be a haematophagous louse, as 89% of the specimens contained red content compatible with host blood in their crops along with feather barbules. The percentage of blood in the crops of adults (94%) was comparatively higher than three nymphal instars stages (83%). On the other hand, M. bakttitar was found to be a non-haema-tophagous species as no red content (compatible with host blood) was not detected in the crops. LM (Light Microscopy) studies of both the louse were also performed. The ventral side of the head of M. gonophaeus bears a well developed post-palpal spine, which may be used for the accomplishment of blood requirement.

Keywords: Amblycera; Crow Lice; Haematophagy; Menacanthus gonophaeus; Myrsidea bakttitar; Phthiraptera

References

1. Price MA and Graham OH. “Chewing and sucking lice as parasites of mammals and birds”. US Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin (1997): 256.
2. Saxena AK., et al. “Haematophagous nature of Trinoton querquedulae(Phthiraptera: Amblycera)”. Angewandte Parasitologie 26 (1985a): 205-208.
3. Price RD., et al. “The chewing lice: World checklist and biological overview”. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 24 (2003).
4. Lakshminarayana KV. “A synoptic list of Mallophaga Sens. Lat. (Phthiraptera: Insecta) from India and adjacent countries together with host and regional indices”. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 75 (1979): 39-201.
5. Derylo A. “Mallophaga as a vector of Pasteurella multocida”. Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska. Sectio C, Biologia. 24 (1969): 355-366.
6. Derylo A. “Mallophaga as a reservoir of Pasteurella multocida”. Acta ParasitologicaPolonica35 (1970): 301-313.
7. Derylo A. “Present status of studies of the epizootiological importance of the chewing lice (Mallophaga)”. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne4 (1972): 531-533.
8. Derylo A and Jarosz J. “Intestinal microflora in some species of hematophagous Mallophaga”. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne 18.1 (1972): 113-119.
9. Saxena AK., et al. “Pathogenic involvement of Mallophaga”. Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie. 99 (1985b): 294-301.
10. Clayton DH., et al. “Co-evolution of life on hosts: Investigating Ecology and history”. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois (2016) 1-320.
11. Prelezov P., et al. “Haematological changes in chickens experimentally infected with biting lice (Phthiraptera-Insecta)”. Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine 5 (2002): 29-38.
12. Prelezov P., et al. “Pathomorphological changes in the tissues of chickens, experimentally infected with biting lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera)”. Veterinarski Archiv3 (2006): 207-215.
13. Zlotorzycka J. “Studien uber Raubvogelfederlinge (Mallophaga). VI. Laemobothrion vulturis daneckii subsp. nov. (Laemobothriidae) vom Bartgeier-Gypaetus barbatus (L.) (Falconiformes, Aegypiinae)”. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne1 (1969): 123-128.
14. Wobeser G., et al. “Stomatitis in a juvenile white pelican due to Piagetiella peralis (Mallophaga: Menoponidae)”. Journal of Wildlife Diseases2 (1974): 135-138.
15. Gupta N., et al. “Prevalence and population structure of lice (Phthiraptera) on Indian red avadavat”. Zoological Science 24 (2007): 381-383.
16. Palma RL. “Slide-mounting of Lice: a Detailed Description of the Canada Balsam Technique”. New Zealand Entomologist4 (1978): 432-436.
17. Agarwal GP., et al. “Haematophagous behaviour of Menacanthus eurysternus (Mallophaga, Amblycera)”. AngewandteParasitologie1 (1983): 55-59.
18. Kumar S., et al. “Haemetophagous nature of Menacanthus abdominalis (Phthiraptera: Amblycera) infesting Coturnix coturnix”. Annals of Entomology 35.01 (2017a): 27-31.
19. Kumar S., et al. “Crop contents of an Amblyceran Menoponid, Menacanthus kalatitar (Phthiraptera: Insecta) Infesting Black Partridge, Francolinus francolinus”. Indian Veterinary Journal04 (2019a): 81-83.
20. Kumar S., et al. “A note on haemetophagous nature of poultry shaft louse, Menopon gallinae (Amblycera: Phthiraptera)”. Journal of Parasitic Disease1 (2017b): 117-119.
21. Kumar S., et al. “Extent of Haematophagy of a Pigeon Louse Hohorstiella lata (Amblycera: Phthiraptera)”. Indian Veterinary Journal04 (2018a): 83-84.
22. Kumar S., et al. “A Note of Cattle Egret Louse, Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus (Amblycera: Phthiraptera: Insecta)”. Journal of Experimental Zoology India1 (2019b): 533-536.
23. Kumar S., et al. “Nature of crop contents of an amblyceran pigeon louse, Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Insecta)”. Journal of Applied and Natural Science1 (2018b): 45-47.
24. Kumar S., et al. “Stray Notes on an Amblyceran Louse, Myrsidea invadens Infesting Common Mynah, Acridotheres tristris (Phthiraptera: Insecta)”. Annals of Entomology02 (2018c): 91-96.
25. Lavoipierre MMJ. “Feeding mechanism of blood-sucking Arthropods”. Nature 208 (1965): 202-203.
26. Clay T. “Piercing and biting mouth parts in the biting lice”. Nature 164 (1949): 617.
27. Bouvier G. “De l’he´mophagie de quelques mallophages des animaux domestiques”. Schweiz Arch Tierheilk 87 (1945): 429-434.
28. Nelson BC. “Successful rearing of Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera)”. Nature34 (1971): 255.

Citation

Citation: Surendra kumar., et al. “Analysis of the Crop Contents of Two Amblyceran Lice Infesting House Crow, Corvus splendens (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera)". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 3.10 (2021): 03-07.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Surendra kumar., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.