FIRST RECORD OF CAMEL LICE MICROTHORACIUS CAMELI L. 1758 (PHTHIRAPTERA, MICROTHORACIIDAE) IN IRAQ, WITH REDISCRIPTION BY SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Camels
Ectoparasites
Mammals
Microthoraciidae
Sucking lice.
The species of Microthoracius cameli L., 1758 which belongs to the family Microthoraciidae (Order, Phthiraptera) was recorded for the first time in the insect fauna of Iraq. These specimens were collected from camels in Basrah Province. The work included a detailed description of this species as well as the addition of photographs and illustrations obtained using a scanning electron microscope. The diagnostic characters of this species were provided.