First Report of Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778) Parasitizing Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Haryana, India

Author: Aftab Ahmad and Gaurav Sharma

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Abstract

The study on morphology of phthirapteran species is a challenging task. The genus Goniocotes Burmeister, 1838 infest the birds of order Galliformes all over the world having about 60 species of phthirapteran ectoparasites, which were reported from hosts belonging to the order Galliformes. A scrutiny of literature indicated that the morphological features of the ischnoceran louse, Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778) on domestic hen, Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) are negligible from Haryana. The present report provided first information on the morphological characters and antennal sensilla of an ischnoceran louse, Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778) infesting domestic hen, Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) studied under Scanning Electron Microscope from Haryana, India

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Morphology, Ischnocera, Antennal sensilla, Lice, Goniocotes gallinae, Phthiraptera, SEM, Haryana

Conclusion

There is no information on the morphological features and antennal sensilla of G. gallinae infesting domestic hen, Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Haryana. Hence, present study is first report and furnish information on the morphology of both sexes of adult ischnoceran species G. gallinae on domestic hen Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) through Scanning Electron Microscopy from Haryana, India

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Aftab Ahmad and Gaurav Sharma (2025). First Report of Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778) Parasitizing Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Haryana, India. Biological Forum, 17(2): 51-54