Fig. 1 in Infestation, histology, and molecular confirmation of Sarcoptes scabiei in an Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) from the Central Andes of Colombia

Fig. 1. Coendou quichua with macroscopic lesions corresponding to hyperkeratosis and alopecia, which extend ventrally from the chest to the inguinal region and base of the tail, hyperkeratosis is also observed in the mandible and the fore and hind limbs up to the carpal and tarsal joints (A, B). Histopathological microphotographs of mangy skin of C. quichua, with the presence of tunnels with (black arrow heads) and without (white arrow heads) mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) in the stratum corneum (C) and skin with predominance of hyperkeratosis (hyp) and acanthosis (ac) (D). Light micrographs of: S. scabiei eggs (E). Dorsal view of a female with the presence of robust dorsal setae (ds), numerous and conspicuous triangular cuticular spines (cs) on its dorsal surface (F). Ventral view of a female with the presence of the legs short, with legs I and II bear a stalked empodium (e) that terminate in a broad pad, and the two hind pairs of legs (III and IV) terminate in long setae or bristles (s) (G). Ventral view of a male with the legs I, II and III bear a stalked empodium (e) that terminate in a broad pad and the last pair (IV) of legs terminate in long setae (s) (H). ch (chelicerae), p (pedipalps).