Louse taxonomy, anatomy and identification workshop

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Louse taxonomy, anatomy & identification workshop Vincent Smith & Ricardo Palma

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Smith, V.S.* & Palma, R.L. (2010)Louse taxonomy, anatomy and identification workshop.Forth-International Congress on Phthiraptera (ICP4)., Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey. 13 -18 June.

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Louse taxonomy, anatomy & identification workshop

Vincent Smith & Ricardo Palma

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Agenda

Overview• Systematics & taxonomy• Generalised anatomy

Keys• Chewing lice• Sucking lice

Show & Tell• Exemplar specimens• ID queries• Slide making

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Book lice (Psocoptera)

Lice (Phthiraptera)

AmblyceraAmblycera IschnoceraIschnocera RhynchophthirinaRhynchophthirinaAnopluraAnoplura[ [ Liposcelis Liposcelis

sp.]sp.]

Chewing Lice “Mallophaga”

Sucking Lice (Anoplura)

• 50+ phylogenies!

• Now cover 80% of louse genera

• Mix of molecules & morphology

• Beginning to reconcile differences

• Still a long way to go!

• Some of the biggest studies unpublished

Systematics & taxonomy- Four years on

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Generalised Morphology

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Head- dorsal

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Head- ventral

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Antennae

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Thorax- dorsal

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Thorax- ventral

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Abdomen- dorsal characters

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Abdomen- tergal plates

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Abdomen- sternal plates

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Abdomen- nymphs

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- males Internal Genitalia

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- females Internal Genitalia

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 1a

Rhynchophthirina

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 1b

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 2a

Anoplura

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 2b

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 3a

Amblycera

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 3b

Ischnocera

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 4a

Gyropidae

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 4b

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 5a & b

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VIII5a 5bTrimenoponidae

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 6 a & b

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 7 a & b

MenoponidaeBoopiidae

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 8 a & b

RicinidaeLaemobothriidae

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 9a

Trichodectidae

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Suborders & Families Key Couplet 9b

Philopteridae

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 1a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 2a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 3a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 4a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 5a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 6a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 7a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 8a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 9a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 10a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 11a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 12a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 13a & b

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Anoplura Families KeyCouplet 14a & b