@article {95207, title = {Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands}, journal = {Parasite}, volume = {27}, year = {2020}, month = {11-2020}, pages = {16 pp}, abstract = {

A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), three species of fleas Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. and Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), and 11 species of chewing lice belonging to the genera Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera: Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus and Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) were recorded. At least one species of ectoparasite was found on 114 birds of six species. Guimaraesiella tovornikae and Myrsidea sylviae from Sylvia atricapilla are redescribed. Records of Ceratophyllus sp. and Sturnidoecus sp. from Turdus merula represent new parasite-host associations. Phoresy of Guimaraesiella amsel on Ornithoica turdi was also found. Parasitological parameters such as prevalence, intensity and abundance and geographic distribution of recorded ectoparasites are provided.

French\  title: Insectes ectoparasites de passereaux sauvages aux A\çores

R\ésum\é

Un total de 266 passereaux sauvages (Passeriformes) de trois \îles de l\’archipel des A\çores, repr\ésentant huit esp\èces et neuf sous-esp\èces, ont \ét\é examin\és pour la recherche d\’ectoparasites. Deux esp\èces de mouches-araign\ées, Ornithomya avicularia et Ornithoica turdi (Diptera : Hippoboscidae), trois esp\èces de puces, Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. et Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae), et onze esp\èces de mallophages appartenant aux genres Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera : Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera : Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus et Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera : Philopteridae) sont signal\ées. Au moins une esp\èce d\’ectoparasite a \ét\é trouv\ée sur 114 oiseaux de six esp\èces. Guimaraesiella tovornikae et Myrsidea sylviae, de Sylvia atricapilla, sont red\écrits. Les signalements de Ceratophyllus sp. et Sturnidoecus sp. chez Turdus merula repr\ésentent de nouvelles associations parasites-h\ôtes. La phor\ésie de Guimaraesiella amsel sur Ornithoica turdi a \également \ét\é trouv\ée. Les param\ètres parasitologiques des ectoparasites signal\és, tels que la pr\évalence, l\&$\#$39;intensit\é, l\&$\#$39;abondance et la r\épartition g\éographique, sont fournis.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, flea, Guimaraesiella amsel, Guimaraesiella tovornikae, Guimaraesiella tristis, Hippoboscida, louse-fl, Myrsidea sylviae, Passeriforme, Philopterus gustafssoni, Phoresy, Siphonaptera, Turdinirmus merulensis}, doi = {10.1051/parasite/2020063}, url = {https://www.parasite-journal.org/10.1051/parasite/2020063}, author = {Lucie Oslejskova and Sarka Kounkova and Daniel R Gustafsson and Resendes, Roberto and Pedro Rodrigues and Ivan Liter{\'a}k and Old{\v r}ich Sychra} }