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The eggshell morphology of Rallicola unguiculatus Piaget, 1880 (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera)

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The egg chorion of the greater coucal louse, Rallicola unguiculatus bears hexagonal ridges. The hat shaped opercular disc also shows hexagonal marks. Twenty to twenty-three button shaped micropyles occur along the opercular rim. The stigma remained obscured under the cementing material.

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I am heartly thankful to the Principal, Govt. Raza P. G. College, Rampur, India for providing laboratory facilities and the Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi, India, for providing financial support to Dr. Aftab Ahmad, through the File No: YSS/2015/000547.

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Ahmad, A. The eggshell morphology of Rallicola unguiculatus Piaget, 1880 (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera). J Parasit Dis 41, 562–564 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0851-9

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