Ocorrência de Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763) (Phthiraptera: Amblycera) no Brasil

Abstract

P. pilosum is recorded for the first time in Brazil. This is a species of chewing louse that participates as an invertebrate host in the biological cycle of a bird filarid. The possibility for this transmission to be occurring in Brazil is discussed and the reports about the participation of these parasites as bioagents spreaders are summarized. © 2005 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - UFMG.