First record of Cebidicola armatus (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) on the Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Primate: Atelidae) in Brazil

Mikaelly Frasson Testa; Breno Torres da Silva; Camila Souza Carvalho Class; Alcides Pissinati; Larissa Calais Paiva; Hallana Couto E Silva; Fernanda Pedreira Tabacow; Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo; Karen B Strier; Alynne da Silva Barbosa

doi:10.1111/jmp.12715

First record of Cebidicola armatus (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) on the Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Primate: Atelidae) in Brazil

J Med Primatol. 2024 Jun;53(3):e12715. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12715.

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Virus, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
² Muriqui Biodiversity Institute (MIB), Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Biomedical Institute, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Primatology Center of Rio de Janeiro-CPRJ/INEA, Guapimirim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁵ EcoFauna Medicina Veterinária, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁶ Animal Biology Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁷ Forestry Engineering Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁹ Laboratory of Protozoology, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro), Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 38816898
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12715

Abstract

This study reports for the first time the infestation of Cebidicola armatus in Brachyteles hypoxanthus. In total, 14 lice were recovered of an individual in Minas Gerais, Brazil. These were subjected to a microscopic analysis and the identification of C. armatus was carried out through its very characteristic morphology.

Keywords: louse; morphological identification; neotropical primate.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Atelinae
Brazil
Female
Lice Infestations* / parasitology
Lice Infestations* / veterinary
Male
Monkey Diseases / parasitology
Phthiraptera / classification