عنوان	First Report of Enderleinellus krochinae Blagoveshtchensky, 1965 (Insecta: Anoplura) and Neohaematopinus syriacus Ferris, 1923 (Insecta: Anoplura) in a Persian squirrel Sciurus anomalus Güldenstädt, 1785 (Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Hamedan, Iran
نوع پژوهش	مقاله ارائه شده کنفرانسی
کلیدواژه‌ها	Sucking louse, squirrel, record, ectoparasite
چکیده	Background: Sciurus anomalus is a rodent commonly called the Persian squirrel (also Caucasian squirrel). It is a medium-sized tree squirrel native to temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the Irano-Anatolian region of western Asia. Here we report mixed louse infestation in a Persian squirrel from western Iran. Methods: On 5th December 2023 a freshly dead adult male squirrel was found in Hamedan city suburb and transferred to the Laboratory of Parasitology. Death was possibly because of rodenticide toxicity. During examinations, tiny moving creatures were observed between body hairs. They were diagnosed to be sucking lice. The lice were collected, cleared in KOH, mounted on glass slides with Canada Balsam, and identified according to the original descriptions or keys. Results: Results: 33 lice specimens were collected and diagnosed as Enderleinellus krochinae Blagoveshtchensky, 1965 (n = 27; 6 ♂, 21 ♀) and Neohaematopinus syriacus Ferris, 1923 (n = 6; 2 ♂, 4 ♀). Discussion: This is the first report of E. krochinae and N. syriacus from the Persian squirrel in Iran. Considering wide distribution of this micromammal in the Zagros Mountains and recent invasion to the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains co-distribution of lice species identified herein needs to be elucidated.
پژوهشگران	لیلی مرادی (نفر اول)، حمیدرضا جواهری پیروز (نفر دوم)، علیرضا سازمند (نفر سوم)