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1 April 1997 New Records of Feather Lice from some Seabirds in Chile
María Soledad Sepúlveda, Ricardo L. Palma, Hugo Ochoa-Acuña
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Abstract

Six species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae, Philopteridae) are reported from four species of seabirds collected off the coast of Chile. They are Eidmanniella pellucida, Piagetiella transitans, and Piagetiella caputincisa, from a Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii); Harrisoniella ferox collected from a black-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophrys); Ancistrona vagelli from a white-necked petrel (Pterodroma externa); and Pelmatocerandra flinti collected from a Magellan diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani). Eidmanniella pellucida and P. transitans are reported from Chile for the first time. Piagetiella caputincisa from the Guanay cormorant may be a contaminant from a red-legged shag (Phalacrocorax gaimardi).

Sepúlveda, Palma, and Ochoa-Acuña: New Records of Feather Lice from some Seabirds in Chile
María Soledad Sepúlveda, Ricardo L. Palma, and Hugo Ochoa-Acuña "New Records of Feather Lice from some Seabirds in Chile," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33(2), 371-372, (1 April 1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.371
Received: 27 July 1996; Published: 1 April 1997
KEYWORDS
chewing lice
new records
Phthiraptera
seabirds
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