Table 1.
Abundance and prevalence of louse species associated with Cavia intermedia at Moleques do Sul Island, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Legend: ♂ = male adults; ♀ = female adults and Ny = nymphs.
Louse species | Prevalence (%) | Abundance (parasites/host) | Sex and developmental stage | Total | ||
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♂ | ♀ | Ny | ||||
Trimenopon hispidum | 100 | 32.0 | 299 | 243 | 323 | 865 |
Gliricola lindolphoi | 89 | 17.4 | 96 | 113 | 262 | 471 |
Total | _ | 49.5 | 395 | 356 | 585 | 1336 |