Occurrence of Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Anopluridae) on a wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Authors: OYA GİRİŞGİN, A. ONUR GİRİŞGİN, FİGEN SÖNMEZ, Ç. VOLKAN AKYOL

Abstract: A wild boar (Sus scrofa) about 2 years old was brought to our parasitology laboratory from Orhaneli region, Bursa province. It was examined for ectoparasites and 32 lice collected from the animal's head were inspected and identified as Haematopinus suis. Five of them were found to be as nymphs, whereas 27 were adults. This paper is the first report of H. suis found in Bursa province, Turkey.

Keywords: Haematopinus suis, Turkey, Bursa, wild boar

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