study of the protozoa associated with some harmful insects in the local environment

ABSTRACT

The present study includes finding resulting from examination of three species of harmful insects, Periplaneta americana, Schistocerca gregaria and Anacanthoterms ochraceus, collected from six cities in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia. Two species of septate gregarines of the genus Gregarina Dufor, were found G. blattarum [Siebold] from mid gut of P. americana and G. rigida from gut of S. gregaria, also six species of Mastigophora in gut of white ant A. ochraceus, Trichonympha campanula, Spirotrichonympha sp., Holomastigoides hartmanni, Rostronympha magna Monocercomonas axostylis and an unidentified species. The seasonal intensity of these Protozoa and percentage of infection together with information about, the holotype, materials are included. At present the holotype materials are deposited at the department of Zoology, Girls College of Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia