observations on the subgenus argas (ixodoidea: argasidae: argas). 17. argas (a.) polonicus sp. n. parasitizing domestic pigeons in krakow, poland. | argas (a.) polonicus sp. n. is described from males, females, nymphs, and larvae from the steeple tower of st. mary's church, karkow, poland, where it feeds on domestic rock pigeons, columba livia gmelin. this species is related to the widely distributed eurasian a. (a.) vulgaris filippova and to certain other species of the eastern area of the palearctic faunal region; it differs distinctly from a. (a.) reflexus (fabricius) of western europe. comparative study under the light microscope. and es ... | 1979 | 448591 |
[mallophaga of pigeons in cracow]. | infestation of columba livia domestica gmelin with mallophaga has been investigated in both, breeding and feral pigeons. all pigeons came from the area of cracow. five species of mallophaga have been distinguished: columbicola columbae columbae (l.), campanulotes bidentatus compar (burm.), coloceras damicornis fahrenholzi eichler, hohorstiella gigantea lata (piag.), neocolpocephalum (neocolpocephalum) turbinatum (denny). it appeared that the first two of the above-mentioned species showed the hi ... | 1996 | 8967083 |