Polyplax brachyrrhyncha (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) in an Ancient Louse Comb. Issue 4 (4th February 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Polyplax brachyrrhyncha (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) in an Ancient Louse Comb. Issue 4 (4th February 2020)
- Main Title:
- Polyplax brachyrrhyncha (Anoplura: Polyplacidae) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) in an Ancient Louse Comb
- Authors:
- Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y
Sukenik, Naama
Bar-Oz, Guy - Editors:
- Rust, Michael
- Abstract:
- Abstract: A fine-toothed comb found in the Judean Desert and resembling an ancient louse comb was examined. Based on radiocarbon dating, it ranged between 1660 AD and 1950 AD. From the material accumulated between the teeth, an oribatid mite, a pseudoscorpion, exuviae of beetle larvae, a sucking louse ( Polyplax brachyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915), as well as a fully engorged larva and a nymph of the ixodid tick Rhipicephalus turanicus Pomerantzev, 1936 were recorded. Additionally, the comb included numerous hairs of a spiny mouse ( Acomys sp.). Although finding mites, beetle larvae, and a pseudoscorpion on a louse comb could be regarded as contamination, the findings of P. brachyrrhyncha, as well as of a larva and nymph of R. turanicus, are noteworthy. We hypothesize that the presence of animal lice and ticks could indicate some sort of pet grooming.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of medical entomology. Volume 57:Issue 4(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of medical entomology
- Issue:
- Volume 57:Issue 4(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 57, Issue 4 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0057-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 1021
- Page End:
- 1024
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02-04
- Subjects:
- Polyplax brachyrrhyncha -- Rhipicephalus turanicus -- Acomys sp -- louse comb
Insects as carriers of disease -- Periodicals
616.968 - Journal URLs:
- http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/jme/tjaa007 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0022-2585
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