The eggshell morphology of Heterodoxus spiniger, infesting dog, Canis familiaris (Boopidae, Mallophaga)
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The egg chorion of the dog louse Heterodoxus spiniger bears pentagonal / rectangular scutes (scale like sculpturing) arranged obliquely. The opercular disc of the egg bears tall cup shaped micropyles which unite to give ridge like appearance. The centre of the disc bears short thick rod like polar thread.
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Dog louse, Egg morphology, Phthirapteran egg
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Kumar, S., Gupta, N., Singh, S.K., Singh, D.K. and Saxena, A.K. (2004). Studies on the egg morphology of four mammalian phthiraptera. The Annals of Medical Entomology, 14 (1 and 2): 10-16.
Kumar, S., Gupta, N. and Saxena, A. K. (2007). Microtopography of the eggs of two poultry lice. Indian Veterinary Journal, 84: 578-580.
Saxena, A.K., Singh, S.K., Kumar, A., Surman and Badola, S. (2000). SEM studies on the microtopography of eggs of four pigeon lice (Phthiraptera, Insecta). Rivista di Parassitologia, 3: 351-358.
Zawadzka, M., Jankowska, W. and Bilinski, S. M. (1997). Eggshells of mallophagans and anoplurans (Insecta: Phthiraptera): morphogenesis of specialized regions and the relation of F-actin cytoskeleton of follicular calle. Tissue and Cell, 29:665-673.
Balter, R.S. (1968b). The microtopography of avian lice eggs. Medical Biology (London), 18: 166-179.
Beg, S., Singh, S.K., Kumar, S., Gupta, N. and Saxena. A.K. (2004). Nature of the eggshell of phthirapteran ectoparsites infesting house crows. Rivista di Parasitologia, 1: 41-49.
Bilinski, S.M. and Jankowska, W. (1987). Oogenesis in the bird louse (Eomenacanthus stramineus) (Insecta, Mallophaga). I. General description and structure of the egg capsule. Zoologische Jehruberg Anatomische, 116: 1-12.
Castro, D.D.C., Cicchino, A., and Lareschi., M. (1991). A comparative study of the external chorionic architechure of the eggs of some neotropical species of the genus Hoplopleura Enderlain, 1904 (Phthiraptera : Anoplura). Revista Brasileria de Entomology, 35 (4) : 663-669.
Castro, D.D.C., Cicchino, A. and Lareschi., M. (1996). Morfologia corionica de lose huevos de Phthiraptera (Psocodea) parasitos de Cavia pamparum Thomas, 1917 (Rodentia, Caviidae). Revista Brasileria de Entomology, 40 : 211-220.
Gupta, N., Kumar, S., Saxena, A.K., and Bisht, K.L. (2004). Aspects of oviposition of an ischnoceran (Brueelia sp.) and an amblyceran (Myrsidea amandava) lice (Phthiraptera). Proceedings of National Seminar on Zoology and Human Welfare, Allahabad, 204-210.
Gupta, N., Khan, V., Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Rashmi, A. and Saxena, A.K. (2008). Egg shell morphology of selected Indian bird lice. (Phthiraptera : Amblycera, Ischnocera). Entomological News. (In press).
Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Kumar, S., Singh, S.K. and Saxena, A.K. (2003). Egg structure of five phthirapteran species infesting sheep and goats. Journal of Parasitology and Applied Animal Biology. 12: 25-34.
Kumar, S., Gupta, N., Singh, S.K., Singh, D.K. and Saxena, A.K. (2004). Studies on the egg morphology of four mammalian phthiraptera. The Annals of Medical Entomology, 14 (1 and 2): 10-16.
Kumar, S., Gupta, N. and Saxena, A. K. (2007). Microtopography of the eggs of two poultry lice. Indian Veterinary Journal, 84: 578-580.
Saxena, A.K., Singh, S.K., Kumar, A., Surman and Badola, S. (2000). SEM studies on the microtopography of eggs of four pigeon lice (Phthiraptera, Insecta). Rivista di Parassitologia, 3: 351-358.
Zawadzka, M., Jankowska, W. and Bilinski, S. M. (1997). Eggshells of mallophagans and anoplurans (Insecta: Phthiraptera): morphogenesis of specialized regions and the relation of F-actin cytoskeleton of follicular calle. Tissue and Cell, 29:665-673.
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The eggshell morphology of Heterodoxus spiniger, infesting dog, Canis familiaris (Boopidae, Mallophaga). (2009). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 1(1), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v1i1.38
