@article {96427, title = {Co-phylogeny of a hyper-symbiotic system: Endosymbiotic bacteria (Gammaproteobacteria), chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and birds (Passeriformes)}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {190}, year = {2024}, month = {Jan-01-2024}, abstract = {

Chewing lice are hosts to endosymbiotic bacteria as well as themselves being permanent parasites. This offers a unique opportunity to examine the cophylogenetic relationships between three ecologically interconnected organismal groups: birds, chewing lice, and bacteria. Here, we examine the cophylogenetic relationships between lice in the genus Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949, their endosymbiotic Sodalis-allied bacteria, and a range of bird species from across South China. Both event and distance-based cophylogenetic analyses were explored to compare phylogenies of the three organismal groups. Pair-wise comparisons between lice-endosymbionts and bird-endosymbionts indicated that their evolutionary histories are not independent. However, comparisons between lice and birds, showed mixed results; the distance-based method of ParaFit indicated that their evolutionary histories are not independent, while the event-based method of Jane indicated that their phylogenies were no more congruent than expected by chance. Notably, louse host-switching does not seem to have affected bacterial strains, as conspecific lice sampled from distantly related hosts share bacteria belonging to the same clade.

}, issn = {1055-7903}, doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107957}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790323002579}, author = {Grossi, Alexandra A. and Chunpo Tian and Mengjiao Ren and Fasheng Zou and Daniel R Gustafsson} } @article {95623, title = {Phylogenetic Relationships of Guimaraesiella and Priceiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from Babblers and Non-Babblers (Passeriformes)}, journal = {Journal of Parasitology}, volume = {108}, year = {2022}, month = {Mar-03-2022}, pages = {107-121}, abstract = {

Babblers (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Pellorneidae, Timaliidae) are parasitized by more genera of lice of the Brueelia complex than any other group of songbirds. However, the relationships of these louse groups are poorly known. We here try to resolve the relationships between Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella), Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella), and their putative sister group Priceiella by using mitochondrial cytochrome c subunit 1 (COI), 12S, and 16S sequences. Our data indicate that G. (Cicchinella) forms a monophyletic group of lice from babblers, but the relationship between G. (Guimaraesiella), G. (Cicchinella), and Priceiella could not be resolved. Moreover, the position of the third lineage of babbler-specific lice, containing only the aberrant species Guimaraesiella montisodalis, is unresolved. Morphologically, this species is different from all other Guimaraesiella in several characters and may represent a distinct lineage. We present some data indicating that (1) the Nanling Mountain range may be a biogeographical barrier to chewing lice and (2) host participation in mixed-species feeding flocks may influence host associations in Brueelia-complex chewing lice.

}, keywords = {Brueelia complex, Cicchinella, Mixed-species flock, Phylogeny, Priceiella, South China}, issn = {0022-3395}, doi = {10.1645/21-91}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-108/issue-2/21-91/Phylogenetic-Relationships-of-Guimaraesiella-and-Priceiella-Phthiraptera--Ischnocera-from/10.1645/21-91.short}, author = {Chunpo Tian and Xiaoping Yu and Zhengzhen Wang and Fasheng Zou and Daniel R Gustafsson} } @article {95615, title = {Descriptions of six new species of slender-bodied chewing lice of the Resartor-group (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-complex)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5104}, year = {2022}, month = {March 2022}, pages = {506-530}, abstract = {

Six new species of chewing lice in the Resartor-group (Brueelia-complex) are described and illustrated. They are: Aratricerca cerata n. sp. ex Zosterops capensis Sundevall, 1850; Aratricerca macki n. sp. ex Melidectes princeps Mayr \& Gilliard, 1951 and Ptiloprora perstriata perstriata (de Vis, 1898); Aratricerca madagascariensis n. sp. ex Randia pseudozosterops Delacour \& Berlioz, 1931; Turdinirmoides janigai n. sp. ex Prunella collaris nipalensis (Blyth, 1843) and P. collaris fennelli Deignan, 1964; Turdinirmoides rozsai n. sp. ex Carpodacus subhimachala (Hodgson, 1836); and Timalinirmus curvus n. sp. ex Yuhina castaniceps plumbeiceps (Godwin-Austen, 1877). A key to the species of Aratricerca, Turdinirmoides and Timalinirmus is provided

}, keywords = {Aratricerca, Aratricerca cerata n. sp, Aratricerca macki n. sp., Aratricerca madagascariensis n. sp., Brueelia-complex, Chewing lice, new speceis, Resartor-group, Timalinirmus, Timalinirmus curvus n. sp., Turdinirmoides, Turdinirmoides janigai n. sp., Turdinirmoides rozsai n. sp.}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5104.4.2}, url = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5104.4.2}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Fasheng Zou and Sarah E. Bush} } @article {95503, title = {New Species and New Records of Priceiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-Complex) from South China}, journal = {Journal of Parasitology}, volume = {107}, year = {2021}, month = {Nov-15-2021}, pages = {863-877}, abstract = {

Seven new species of chewing lice in the genus Priceiella Gustafsson and Bush, 2017, are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in south China. They are Priceiella (Camurnirmus) tanydrepanus n. sp. from Garrulax castanotis castanotis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899); Priceiella (Camurnirmus) nanlingensis n. sp. from Garrulax maesi maesi (Oustalet, 1890); Priceiella (Thescelovora) brutifrons n. sp. from Turdinus brevicaudatus stevensi (Kinnear, 1925); Priceiella (Thescelovora) chuae n. sp. from Pellorneum albiventre cinnamomeus (Rippon, 1900); Priceiella (Thescelovora) catanachei n. sp. from Stachyris strialata swinhoei Rothschild, 1903; Priceiella (Thescelovora) dehongensis n. sp. from Stachyris nigriceps yunnanensis La Touche, 1921; and Priceiella (Thescelovora) rotundiceps n. sp. from Pomatorhinus ruficollis styani Seebohm, 1884. Several of these new species constitute the second species of Priceiella known from the host, suggesting that local endemism may be high in this louse genus. We also provide new host records for Priceiella (Thescelovora) coleyae Gustafsson et al., 2018, and Priceiella (Thescelovora) austini Gustafsson et al., 2018, and correct the type host subspecies for the latter. Finally, we amend the subgenus descriptions of Camurnirmus Gustafsson and Bush, 2017, and Thescelovora Gustafsson and Bush, 2017. As a result of these changes, Priceiella najeri Gustafsson et al., 2018, is moved to subgenus Thescelovora. An updated checklist of the genus Priceiella is provided.

}, keywords = {Camurnirmus, Garrulax castanotis castanotis, Garrulax maesi maesi, Pellorneum albiventre cinnamomeus, Pomatorhinus ruficollis styani, Priceiella, Priceiella (Camurnirmus) nanlingensis, Priceiella (Camurnirmus) tanydrepanus, Priceiella (Thescelovora) austini, Priceiella (Thescelovora) brutifrons, Priceiella (Thescelovora) catanachei, Priceiella (Thescelovora) chuae, Priceiella (Thescelovora) coleyae, Priceiella (Thescelovora) dehongensis, Priceiella (Thescelovora) rotundiceps, Priceiella najeri, Stachyris nigriceps yunnanensis, Stachyris strialata swinhoei, Thescelovora, Turdinus brevicaudatus stevensi}, issn = {0022-3395}, doi = {10.1645/21-68}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-107/issue-6/21-68/New-Species-and-New-Records-of-Priceiella-Phthiraptera--Ischnocera/10.1645/21-68.short}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Mengjiao Ren and Zhixiao Liu and Xiaoping Yu and Fasheng Zou} } @article {95492, title = {Four new species of Guimaraesiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-complex) from China}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5060}, year = {2021}, month = {Nov-2021}, pages = {333-352}, abstract = {

Four new species of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in South China. They are: Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) citreisoma new species ex Leiothrix lutea kwangtungensis Whistler, 1943 (Leiothrichidae); Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) corrugata new species ex Alcippe hueti hueti David, 1874 (Leiothrichidae); Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) petilorica new species ex Alcippe nipalensis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) (Leiothrichidae); and Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) yuhinae new species from Yuhina flavicollis rouxi (Oustalet, 1896) (Zosteropidae); this is the first species of the Brueelia-complex recorded from a member of the Zosteropidae. \ 

}, keywords = {Alcippe hueti hueti, Alcippe nipalensis nipalensis, babblers sensu lato, Brueelia-complex, China, Cicchinella, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) citreisoma, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) corrugata, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) petilorica, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) yuhinae, Leiothrichidae, Leiothrix lutea kwangtungensis, lice, new species, Yuhina flavicollis rouxi}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5060.3.2}, url = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5060.3.2}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Mengjiao Ren and Zhixiao Liu and Xiaoping Yu and Fasheng Zou} } @article {94668, title = {Chewing lice from high-altitude and migrating birds in Yunnan, China, with descriptions of two new species of Guimaraesiella}, journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology}, volume = {33}, year = {2019}, month = {April 2019}, pages = {407 - 419}, type = {On line version before print version}, abstract = {

In total, 366 birds representing 55 species in 24 families and eight orders, were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) in two high-altitude localities in Yunnan Province, China. In Ailaoshan, almost all of the birds examined were resident passeriforms, of which 36\% were parasitized by chewing lice. In Jinshanyakou, most birds were on migration, and included both passerine and non-passerine birds. Of the passerine birds caught in Jinshanyakou, only one bird (0.7\%) was parasitized by chewing lice. The prevalence of Myrsidea and Brueelia-complex lice on birds caught in Ailaoshan was higher than in previous reports. Of the chewing lice identifiable to species level, three represent new records for China: Actornithophilus hoplopteri (Mj\öberg, 1910), Maculinirmus ljosalfar Gustafsson \& Bush, 2017 and Quadraceps sinensis Timmermann, 1954. In total, 17 new host records are included, of which we describe two as new species in the Brueelia-complex: Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) ailaoshanensis sp. nov. ex Schoeniparus dubius dubius (Hume, 1874) and G. (C.) montisodalis sp. nov. ex Fulvetta manipurensis tonkinensis Delacour \& Jabouille, 1930.

}, keywords = {Guimaraesiella, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) ailaoshanensis, Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) montisodalis, Maculinirmus ljosalfar, new hosts, new location, new species, Yunnan}, issn = {0269-283X}, doi = {10.1111/mve.12378}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mve.12378}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lujia Lei and Kang Luo and Xingzhi Chu and Xiucai Zhao and Qiang Zhang and Fasheng Zou} } @article {94570, title = {Four new species of Brueelia K{\'e}ler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from African hosts, with a redescription of Nirmus bicurvatus Piaget, 1880}, journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy}, year = {2019}, month = {Jul-03-2020}, abstract = {

Four new species of Brueelia K\éler, 1936 are described and illustrated. All of them parasitize African endemic host species in the families Passeridae, Ploceidae, and Estrildidae (Passeriformes). They are: Brueelia pofadderensis sp. nov. ex Passer melanurus damarensis Reichenow, 1902 and P. m. vicinus Clancey, 1958; B. semiscalaris sp. nov. ex Granatina granatina (Linnaeus, 1758); B. sima sp. nov. ex Malimbus nitens (Gray, 1831); B. terpsichore sp. nov. ex Euplectes jacksoni (Sharpe, 1891) and E. progne delamerei (Shelley, 1903). In addition, Brueelia bicurvata (Piaget, 1880) is redescribed and reillustrated from non-type material. A summary of all published records of lice in the Brueelia complex from Africa since 1980 is provided. We also estimate the unknown diversity of African species of Brueelia based on an index of host specificity calculated for each host family independently. The unknown diversity is estimated to be over 1000 species of Brueelia from African hosts, compared to the \< 50 species in this genus currently recorded from Africa.

}, keywords = {Brueelia complex, host specificity., new species, species diversity}, doi = {10.5852/ejt.2019.507}, url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/659}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Fasheng Zou and Lucie Oslejskova and Tomas Najer and Old{\v r}ich Sychra} }