@article {68953, title = {Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species}, journal = {Parasite}, volume = {23}, year = {2016}, month = {22 Feb 2016}, pages = {1-10}, abstract = {

We revised a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia. We studied 60 slides with 107 specimens of 10 species of the genus Ricinus
(De Geer, 1778). The collection includes lectotype specimens of Ricinus ivanovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 and of
Ricinus tugarinovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951. We registered Ricinus elongatus Olfers, 1816 ex Turdus ruficollis,
R. ivanovi ex Leucosticte tephrocotis and Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Calandrella acutirostris and Calandrella
cheleensis which were not included in Price\’s world checklist. New records for Russia are R. elongatus ex Turdus
ruficollis; Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778 ex Emberiza aureola, Emberiza leucocephalos, Emberiza rustica, Passer
montanus and Prunella modularis; Ricinus rubeculae De Geer, 1778 ex Erithacus rubecula and Luscinia svecica;
Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Alauda arvensis. New records for Kyrgyzstan are R. fringillae ex E. leucocephalos
and ex Fringilla coelebs. A new record for Tajikistan is R. serratus ex Calandrella acutirostris. The new species Ricinus
vaderi Valan n. sp. is described with Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra; from Azerbaijan, as a type host.

}, doi = {10.1051/parasite/2016007}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016007}, author = {MIROSLAV VALAN and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {68916, title = {The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson{\textquoteright}s Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae)}, journal = {Journal of Medical Entomology}, year = {2015}, abstract = {

We examined Swainson\’s warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii (Audubon, 1834), Aves: Parulidae) for lice fauna during 2 yr at three study sites in Arkansas, USA. A total of 66 individuals were examined; eight birds (10.6\%) were parasitized with 16 lice of two new species belonging to two genera Myrsidea Waterson, 1915 (Amblycera: Menoponidae) and Brueelia K\éler, 1936 (Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Parasitological parameter data are given on the prevalence of lice on Swainson\’s warblers. Species descriptions and illustrations are provided for Myrsidea bensoni sp. nov. and Brueelia limnothlypiae sp. nov.; including a key for females of the genus Myrsidea that parasitize Parulidae (Passeriformes).

}, issn = {0022-2585}, doi = {10.1093/jme/tjv110}, url = {http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/08/05/jme.tjv110}, author = {Michel Paiva Valim and Bryan M. Reiley} } @article {68902, title = {First records of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in Pacific migratory shorebirds wintering in Ecuador}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterin{\'a}ria}, volume = {23}, year = {2014}, pages = {260{\textendash}263}, abstract = {

Chewing lice were collected from small shorebirds (Charadriformes: Scolopacidae) overwintering in foraging grounds of coastal Ecuador. On 27 occasions at least one louse (3.7\%) was collected from six host species. Based on external morphological characters, at least two species of chewing lice could be preliminary identified (family: Menoponidae), including Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1842) and Austromenopon sp. A. umbrinus was found in the Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), Least Sandpiper (C. minutilla), Stilt Sandpiper (C. himantopus), Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) and Wilson\&$\#$39;s phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), while Austromenopon sp. is presumably the first record collected from the Surfbird (Aphriza virgata). These findings indicate that the distribution of these chewing lice species covers at least the regions around the equator (latitude 0\°) until the Arctic in the north, but probably also includes the entire winter distribution area of the host species. This is the first study of chewing lice from Ecuador\&$\#$39;s mainland coast and more research is required to understand the host-parasite ecology and ectoparasitic infection in shorebirds stopping over the region.

Key words: Chewing lice; Actornithophilus umbrinus ; Austromenopon sp.; shorebirds; Ecuador

}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext\&pid=S1984-29612014000200260\&lng=en\&nrm=iso\&tlng=en}, author = {{Haase, Ben and Alava, Juan Jos{\'e}} } @article {68901, title = {Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Southern Brazil}, journal = {Acta tropica}, volume = {136}, year = {2014}, pages = {101{\textendash}103}, abstract = {

During April and September from 2010 to 2012, 80 birds of the species Calidris fuscicollis (white-rumped\ sandpiper) were collected for parasitological studies in the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, under\ ICMBIO license No. 26234-1. For ectoparasite collection, the birds were first submerged in water with\ detergent. The parasites found were fixed in 70\% alcohol, cleared in 10\% potassium hydroxide and\ mounted in Canada balsam. Of 80 birds examined, 79\% were parasitized. Actornithophilus umbrinus\ (47.5\%), Actornithophilus lacustris (37.5\%), Actornithophilus spp. (13.75\%), Carduiceps zonarius (26.25\%),\ Lunaceps incoenis (27.5\%), and Lunaceps spp. (16.25\%) were the species found with their respective prevalence.\ We record for the first time parasitism by chewing lice in Calidris fuscicollis

}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X14001326}, author = {Gomes, S{\^a}mara Nunes and Pesenti, Tatiana Cheuiche and Cirne, Maximiano Pinheiro and M{\"u}ller, Gertrud} } @article {68900, title = {Chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) and feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds of the Cerrado in Central Brazil}, journal = {Parasitology research}, volume = {111}, year = {2012}, pages = {1731{\textendash}1742}, abstract = {

The association of chewing lice and feather mites
with wild birds of riparian forest was investigated in the
Cerrado biome, Tocantins State, Brazil. The birds were captured
with mist nets between July 2008 and March 2009.
Ectoparasites were collected by the dust-ruffling technique.
Infestation rates were determined by the sampling prevalence,
abundance, and mean intensity of ectoparasites. A total of
1,479 chewing lice were collected that were distributed in 3
families and 18 genera, of which 15 taxa were identified to the
species level. Sixteen genera of feather mites were found, and
10 species were identified. A high prevalence rate of chewing
lice and feather mites was found in non-Passeriformes (66.7
and 50.0 \%) and Passeriformes (57.8 and 75.6 \%) birds. New
host\–parasite associations were registered for two species of
chewing lice and for four species of feather mites, thus
expanding the geographical distribution in Brazil of six chewing
lice species. This is the first study of the ectoparasites of
wild birds to be conducted in this region of Brazil.

}, doi = {DOI 10.1007/s00436-012-3016-5}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007\%2Fs00436-012-3016-5}, author = {Alexandre Magno Junq Enout and Lobato, D{\'e}bora Nogueira Campos and Diniz, Francisco Carvalho and Antonini, Yasmine} } @article {68899, title = {Rodent louse diversity, phylogeny, and cospeciation in the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru}, journal = {Biological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {95}, year = {2008}, pages = {598{\textendash}610}, abstract = {

We investigated the diversity, cophylogenetic relationships, and biogeography of hoplopleurid sucking lice(Phthiraptera: Anoplura) parasitizing rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) in the Manu National Park and BiosphereReserve. Our morphological and molecular studies reveal that 15 distinct louse species parasitize 19 rodent species.Three of these louse species are new to science, and all but two of the host associations were previously unknown.We find that hoplopleurid lice in South America parasitize multiple host species across a large geographic area, andthat Peru represents a new geographic locality for almost all the louse species collected in the present study.Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear data reveal that the louse family Hoplopleuridae and thegenera Hoplopleura and Pterophthirus are not monophyletic, and lice do not appear to group by host tribe,collecting locality, or collection elevation. The lack of monophyly for these apparently natural groups (taxonomic,locality, and elevation) indicates that host switching with or without parasite speciation may be prevalent amonghoplopleurid lice. \© 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 95,598\–610.

}, url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01069.x/epdf}, author = {Vincent Stuart Smith and Jessica E. Light and Lance A. Durden} } @article {68897, title = {A new species of Brueelia K{\'e}ler (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on the common diuca-finch, Diuca diuca diuca (Aves: Emberizidae) in Chile}, journal = {Neotropical entomology}, volume = {38}, year = {2009}, pages = {504{\textendash}507}, abstract = {

A new species of the genus Brueelia K\éler is described as parasitic on the Common
Diuca-Finch, Diuca diuca diuca, based on specimens from three localities in Chile: Punitaqui (Coquimbo\ Province), La Rinconada (Colchagua Province) and Chill\án (\Ñuble Province). The species is fully\ described and illustrated, and brief comments on its morphological affinities with allied species are\ also made.

}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ne/v38n4/v38n4a11.pdf}, author = {Armando Conrado Cicchino and Daniel Gonz{\'a}lez-Acu{\~n}a} } @article {68896, title = {Parasitismo por mal{\'o}fagos (Insecta) e {\'a}caros (Acari) em Turdus leucomelas (Aves) nas esta{\c c}{\~o}es reprodutiva e de muda de penas no Parque Estadual do Rio Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil}, journal = {Zoologia}, volume = {26}, year = {2009}, pages = {534{\textendash}540}, abstract = {

Parasitism of chewing lice (Insecta) and feather mites (Acari) on Turdus leucomelas (Aves) during reproductive
and molt seasons at the State Park of Rio Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The rates of infestation by chewing lice\ and feather mites on Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 (Aves: Turdidae) were used to test the hypothesis of that parasitism\ either increases or decreases according to, reproductive and molting seasons, respectively. Samples were obtained at the\ State Park of Rio Preto, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in October and December of 2006 and in March of 2007. The dustruffling\ technique was used in to remove the parasites from the body of their hosts. Five species of chewing-lice were found\ on the birds, with Myrsidea sp. and Brueelia sp. being the most prevalent parasites, whereas Menacanthus eurysternus\ Burmeister, 1838 was the least prevalent. No statistically significant difference was found between the infestation rates in\ the reproductive and molt seasons. Two suborders and four families of Acari were found on the birds.
KEY WORDS. Chewing lice; feather mites; feather molt; pyrethrin.

}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/zool/v26n3/a17v26n3.pdf}, author = {Alexandre Magno Junq Enout and Lobato, D{\'e}bora Nogueira Campos and Azevedo, Cristiano S de and Antonini, Yasmine} } @article {68894, title = {The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) in Senegal, with a description of a new species}, journal = {African Entomology}, volume = {18}, year = {2010}, pages = {17{\textendash}22}, abstract = {

One hundred and six individuals of red-billed quelea (Que. lea quelea) were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) in Senegal. Chewing lice were found on 91 (86 \%) birds examined. Three species of chewing lice were identified; they had the following prevalences and mean intensities: Brueelia queleae n. sp. (81 \%; 5.3 lice), Myrsidea queleae (37 \%; 1.7) and Machaerilaemus plocei (9 \%; 1.7). These are the first records of chewing lice from red-billed quelea from Senegal. A new species of Brueelia is described and illustrated. This is the first ischnoceran louse described from this host.

}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4001/003.018.0103}, author = {Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Barlev, E and Ivan Liter{\'a}k and M. {\v C}apek and Petr Koubek and Petr Prochazka} } @article {68893, title = {Parasitismo externo y gastrointestinal en torcaza Columba araucana Lesson, 1827 (Aves, Columbidae)}, journal = {Revista Ibero-latinoamericana de parasitolog{\'{\i}a}, volume = {69}, year = {2010}, pages = {158{\textendash}162}, abstract = {

Thirty-six chilean pigeons (Columba araucana) that had been killed by poisoning in the district of Pinto, \Ñuble province, Chile, were analyzed for the presence of external and gastrointestinal parasites. After analyzing the digestive tract of each bird, there were no gastrointestinal parasites or injuries attributed to them. After conducting a thorough search of the feathers three ectoparasites species were isolated, two chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera): Columbicola adamsi (27,8 \%) and Physconelloides wisemani (5,5 \%); and one feather mite species (Acari, Falculiferidae): Falculifer lacertosus (22,2 \%). The three reported parasites are new records for Chile and represented new host records.

}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/68893.pdf}, author = {Arriagada, P and Armando Conrado Cicchino and Sergey Mironov and Karen Ardiles and Doussang, D and Gonz{\'a}lez-Acu{\~n}a, A} } @article {68892, title = {Checklist of the parasites of the black-necked swan, Cygnus melanocoryphus (Aves: Anatidae), with new records from Chile}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {2637}, year = {2010}, pages = {55{\textendash}68}, abstract = {

Black-necked swans (Cygnus melanocoryphus) are endemic to the southern cone of South America. Their range extends from Brazil and Paraguay south to Argentina and Chile. A total of 16 parasite species were collected from 7 swans from the Biobio region, Chile, of which 12 are new records for Chile and 11 represent new host records, Echinostoma trivolvis, Paranomostomum sp., Microsomacanthus sp., Nadejdolepis sp., Retinometra sp., Avioserpens sp., Capillaria skrjabini, Ingrassia cygni, Anatoecus penicillatus, A. icterodes and A. keymeri. A checklist is presented that summarizes sites of infections, localities, life cycles and their intermediate hosts (if known), and the pertinent references to demonstrate the wide diversity of parasites of black-necked swans. Our review of the existing literature (23 publications) along with our own records provided information on a total of 18 families and 27 genera, including 33 described species (some only identified to genus), of which 11 were recorded only in Chile (8 endoparasites and 3 ectoparasites), and 6 only in Argentina (4 endoparasites and 2 ectoparasites). Five parasites are known only from captive swans in European zoos. Parasites recorded from C. melanocoryphus include 23 helminths and 10 ectoparasites (one leech and 9 arthropods).

}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02637p068f.pdf}, author = {Daniel Gonz{\'a}lez-Acu{\~n}a and L. Moreno and Armando Conrado Cicchino and Sergey Mironov} } @article {68891, title = {Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from estrildid finches (Aves: Passeriformes: Estrildidae) and louse-flies (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genus Brueelia}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {2714}, year = {2010}, pages = {59{\textendash}68}, abstract = {

Descriptions and illustrations are given for three new species of the genus Brueelia Keler from estrildid finches (Estrildidae) from Senegal. They and their type hosts are: B. fasciata from Amadina fasciata, B. senegala from Lagonosticta senegala and B. cantans from Euodice cantans. Records of three other louse species of the genus MyrsideaWaterston from estrildid finches and records of louse-flies (Hippoboscidae) from birds in Senegal are also given.

}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02714p068.pdf}, author = {Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Ivan Liter{\'a}k and Tomas Najer and M. {\v C}apek and Petr Koubek and Petr Prochazka} } @article {68890, title = {Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on manakins (Passeriformes: Pipridae) from Costa Rica, with description of a new species of the genus Tyranniphilopterus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)}, journal = {Parasitology research}, volume = {106}, year = {2010}, pages = {925{\textendash}931}, abstract = {

One hundred and seventy individuals of five species of manakins (Passeriformes: Pipridae) were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera) in Costa Rica. Six species of chewing lice were identified. Chewing lice or their eggs were found on 26\% individuals (28 positive/109 examined) of Long-tailed Manakins (Chiroxiphia linearis), the most numerous manakin species examined. There were significant differences in prevalences and intensities of infestation between males and females. No lice were found on females (n\ =\ 28) compared to 35\% (24 positive/69 examined) prevalence in males. In older males, the higher prevalence and mean intensity of infestation was found. Description and illustrations are given for a new species of the genus Tyranniphilopterus Mey, 2004 from Long-tailed Manakin\—Tyranniphilopterus toledo Sychra, sp. n. Both sexes of Tyranniphilopterus bruneri (Carriker, 1903) are redescribed. New host records are Long-tailed Manakin and White-collared Manakin (Manacus candei) for Ricinus invadens; White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) for Ricinus pessimalis; Long-tailed Manakin for Myrsidea andyolsoni. These are the first louse records from Long-tailed Manakin.

}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-010-1768-3}, author = {Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Tomas Najer and KOUNEK, FILIP and M. {\v C}apek and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {68889, title = {Chewing lice of the genus Philopterus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from drongos (Passeriformes: Dicruridae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {2868}, year = {2011}, pages = {51{\textendash}61}, abstract = {

The chewing lice of the genus Philopterus parasitic on drongos (Dicruridae) are reviewed. Both sexes of the two species\ previously known from dicrurid hosts\—P. trabecula (Piaget, 1880) and P. kalkalichi Ansari, 1955\—are redescribed and\ illustrated. A new species, Philopterus petrescuae Adam is described from Dicrurus hottentottus from Indonesia. A lectotype
for P. trabecula is designated. A record of Philopterus crassipes (Burmeister, 1838) from Dicrurus remifer (Temminck)\ is discussed and considered to be the result of straggling or contamination.

}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Costica_Adam/publication/261270878_Chewing_lice_of_the_genus_Philopterus_(Phthiraptera_Philopteridae)_from_drongos_(Passeriformes_Dicruridae)/links/0f317533be48eeb96a000000.pdf}, author = {Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Ricardo L. Palma and Arun Kumar Saxena and Aftab Ahmad and Nayanci Bansal and Costic{\u a} Adam} } @article {68888, title = {First record of Saemundssonia australis Timmermann, 1955 (Mallophaga: Phthiraptera) from Lesser Sheathbill, Chionis minor (Charadriiformes: Chionididae) in the Prince Edward Islands}, journal = {Turkish Journal of Zoology}, volume = {35}, year = {2011}, pages = {611{\textendash}614}, abstract = {

The object of the study was to devise a quick and reliable method for the collection and study of lice present\ in birds without harm or stress being infl icted on the birds. Described is the feather ruffl ing collection of parasitic lice\ Saemundssonia australis from Chionis minor and \ icroscopic observations thereof. A random selection of 10 free-flying\ Lesser Sheathbills were caught on Marion Island (46\°54\´S, 37\°45\´E) with the aid of a hand net. Approximately 10 lice\ from each bird were collected. Examination of microphotographs of male and female lice was made. Th e sex ratio of\ parasites was approximately equal. All collected lice were adult. All 10 birds were parasitised.

}, keywords = {Mallophaga, Marion Island}, doi = {10.3906/zoo-0911-118}, url = {https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol35/iss4/18/}, author = {Cooper, Ross Gordon and ELDOUMANI, HYTHAM and Duritis, Ilmars and Gnanaraj, Tensingh and Horbanczuk, Jaroslaw} } @article {kounek2011chewing, title = {Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae, and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3032}, year = {2011}, pages = {1{\textendash}16}, abstract = {

A total of 376 individuals of 35 bird species belonging to the families Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae, and
Thraupidae were examined for chewing lice in Costa Rica in 2004, 2009 and 2010. A total of 128 birds of 19 species were
parasitised with 17 species of Myrsidea. Descriptions and illustrations are given for four new species of Myrsidea. These
new species and their type hosts are: Myrsidea bidentata ex Piranga bidentata (Cardinalidae), M. dolejskae ex Arremon
brunneinucha (Emberizidae), M. roubalovae ex Ramphocelus sanguinolentus (Thraupidae), and M. rubica ex Habia rubica
(Cardinalidae). Records of new host-louse associations are: Chlorospingus ophthalmicus (Emberizidae) and Euphonia
hirundinacea (Fringillidae) for M. violaceae, Ramphocelus costaricensis (Thraupidae) for M. fusca, and Tangara
dowii (Thraupidae) for M. bonariensis. Records of ten other louse species of the genus Myrsidea from birds belonging to
these families are also presented and discussed.

}, keywords = {Amblycera, buntings, Costa Rica, euphonias, grosbeaks, Menoponidae, Myrsidea, new host-louse associations, new species, Passeriformes, Phthiraptera, tanagers}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03032p016.pdf}, author = {KOUNEK, FILIP and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and M. {\v C}apek and Lipkova, Alexandra and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {halajian2012chewing, title = {Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in South Africa, with descriptions of three new speces}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3442}, year = {2012}, pages = {58{\textendash}68}, abstract = {

A total of 144 individuals of 46 bird species belonging to the 20 families were examined for chewing lice in South
Africa. Considering only the genus Myrsidea, a total of 19 birds of 8 species were parasitised with 8 species of
Myrsidea. Descriptions and illustrations are given for three new species of Myrsidea. The new species and their type
hosts are: Myrsidea aynazae ex Phyllastrephus flavostriatus (Sharpe) (Pycnonotidae), Myrsidea eslamii ex Zoothera
gurneyi (Hartlaub) (Turdidae) and Myrsidea mariquensis ex Bradornis mariquensis Smith (Muscicapidae). Records of
new host-louse associations are: Phyllastrephus terrestris Swainson (Pycnonotidae) for Myrsidea sp., Ploceus
intermedius Ruppell (Ploceidae) for Myrsidea sp., and Turdus libonyanus (Smith) (Turdidae) for Myrsidea sp.

}, keywords = {Amblycera, Menoponidae, Myrsidea, new host-louse associations, new species, Passeriformes, Phthiraptera, South Africa}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03442p068.pdf}, author = {Ali Halajian and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Luus-Powell, Wilmien and Engelbrecht, Derek} } @article {kounek2013chewing, title = {Chewing lice of genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3620}, number = {2}, year = {2013}, pages = {201{\textendash}222}, abstract = {

A total of 166 individuals from 10 bird species belonging to the family Turdidae were examined for chewing lice in Costa
Rica during 2004, 2009 and 2010. A total of 12 species of the louse genus Myrsidea were collected from 54 birds,
including four previously named, seven new undescribed species, and one identified as Myrsidea sp. Names, descriptions
and illustrations are given for the seven new species of Myrsidea. They and their type hosts are: Myrsidea assimilis sp.
nov. ex Turdus assimilis (Cabanis, 1850), M. cerrodelamuertensis sp. nov. ex Catharus gracilirostris (Salvin, 1865), M.
hrabaki sp. nov. ex Myadestes melanops (Salvin, 1865), M. obsoleti sp. nov. ex Turdus obsoletus (Lawrence, 1862), M.
quinchoi sp. nov. ex Catharus frantzii (Cabanis, 1861), M. tapanti sp. nov. ex Catharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845), and
M. tapetapersi sp. nov. ex Turdus nigrescens (Cabanis, 1861). Records of four named and one unidentified species of
Myrsidea from other Costa Rican thrushes are also given and discussed

}, keywords = {Amblycera, Catharus, Costa Rica, Myadestes, Myrsidea, new host-louse associations, new species, population dynamics, Turdidae, Turdus}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03620p222.pdf}, author = {KOUNEK, FILIP and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and M. {\v C}apek and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {al2014chewing, title = {Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Red Sea gulls with new host-parasite records}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3790}, number = {4}, year = {2014}, pages = {567{\textendash}576}, abstract = {

Knowledge about chewing lice from marine birds of the Red Sea is minimal. Five species of gulls were examined for
chewing lice in three different localities of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast. Two gull species were examined for lice for
the first time (Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934 and Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840) and their lice represent new hostlouse
associations. Four species and two subspecies of lice were identified from 159 specimens collected. Actornithophilus
piceus lari (Packard, 1870) and Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842) (suborder: Amblycera), and Quadraceps
punctatus (Burmeister, 1838) and Saemundssonia lari (O. Fabricius, 1780) (suborder: Ischnocera) were recorded for the
first time from Saudi Arabia and Red Sea birds. Taxonomic and ecological notes, type hosts, data on specimens examined,
collecting localities, an identification key, and photographs of each species and subspecies are given.

}, keywords = {Actornithophilus, Amblycera, Austromenopon, Chewing lice, gulls, Ischnocera, new host-parasite records, Phthiraptera, Quadraceps, Red Sea, Saemundssonia, Saudi Arabia}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3790.4.5}, author = {Azzam Alahmed and Mohammed Shobrak and Mohamed Gamal El-D Nasser} } @article {kounek2011chewing, title = {Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New World warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae) from Costa Rica, with description of four new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3137}, year = {2011}, month = { 20 Dec. 2011}, pages = {56{\textendash}63}, abstract = {

Four new species of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea parasitic on members of the avian family Parulidae are described.
They and their type hosts are: Myrsidea basileuteri ex Basileuterus rufifrons, M. myiobori ex Myioborus miniatus, M.
paleno ex Parkesia motacilla and M. zeledoni ex Phaeothlypis fulvicauda. Records of undescribed Myrsidea representing
new louse-host associations for Basileuterus tristriatus and Parula pitiayumi are also discussed.

}, keywords = {Amblycera, Costa Rica, lice, Menoponidae, Myrsidea, new host-louse associations, new species, Parulidae}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/zt03137p063_2.pdf}, author = {KOUNEK, FILIP and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and M. {\v C}apek and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} }