The morphology of Craspedorrhynchus platystomus (Burmeister, 1838), a louse commonly found on the long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae)

Authors

BİLAL DİK
ALİ HALAJİAN
MARTIN TURNER

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was the morphological study of Craspedorrhynchus platystomus (Burmeister, 1838) by light microscope as well as by scanning electron microscope. The lice specimens were collected from long-legged buzzards, Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar) (Accipitridae), in Turkey.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1302-18

Keywords

Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Craspedorrhynchus platystomus, lice, scanning electron microscopy

First Page

739

Last Page

745

Recommended Citation

DİK, B, HALAJİAN, A, & TURNER, M (2013). The morphology of Craspedorrhynchus platystomus (Burmeister, 1838), a louse commonly found on the long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 37 (6): 739-745. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1302-18