@article {95994, title = {Chewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia, with a special focus on Panurus biarmicus}, journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology}, volume = {37}, year = {2022}, month = {June 2023}, pages = {300-307}, abstract = {

A total of 1185 passerine birds representing five species were examined for chewing lice in reed beds in southwestern Slovakia in spring (April) 2008, 2009 and 2016. Additional collecting focused only on chewing lice from Panurus biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Panuridae) was carried out in spring (April), summer (July) and autumn (October) 2019. A total of 283 (24\%) birds were parasitized by 10 species of chewing lice of four genera: Penenirmus, Menacanthus, Philopterus, and Brueelia. Most birds showed only very light (1\–10 lice/host; 74\%) to light infestations (11\–20 lice/host; 16\%). The authors found significantly higher prevalences and mean abundances of chewing lice on residents/short-distance migrants, that is, P. biarmicus, Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck, 1823) (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae), than on long-distance migratory birds, that is, Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804), Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae), Locustella luscinioides (Savi, 1824) (Passeriformes: Locustellidae). No significant difference was found in the total mean intensity of chewing lice between these two groups of birds. Ischnoceran lice were more prevalent and abundant than amblyceran lice on residents and short-distance migrants, whereas the opposite was found on bird species that migrate long distances. A total of 146 (58\%, n\ =\ 251) P. biarmicus were parasitized by 1490 chewing lice. Males of P. biarmicus showed higher prevalence and mean abundance than females with gradually descending values of prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity from spring to autumn. The knowledge of the occurrence and population dynamics of lice on wild passerine birds can be useful in endangered species conservation programs and can also be applied to captive passerine birds, which may be analogous to resident birds in this sense.

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}, keywords = {Acrocephalus melanopogon, ectoparasites, Migration, Sexual dimorphism}, issn = {0269-283X, 1365-2915}, doi = {10.1111/mve.12631}, url = {https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12631}, author = {Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Lucie Oslejskova and {\v Z}aneta Skoup{\'a} and Tomas Najer and Ivan Liter{\'a}k and Ivo Papou{\v s}ek and Trnka,Alfr{\'e}d and M. {\v C}apek} } @article {95502, title = {An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia}, journal = {Zootaxa }, volume = {5069}, year = {2021}, month = {Nov-2021}, pages = {1-80}, type = {Monograph}, abstract = {

This checklist includes taxa of chewing lice from published records, old collections, and recently collected material from birds and mammals in Slovakia. Data from established collections correspond to five different periods: (1) 1925\–1939, collection of Karel Pfleger; (2) 1946\–1978, collection of Franti\šek Bal\át; (3) 1974\–1985, collection of Vladim\ír Straka; (4) 1997\–2012, collection of J\án Kri\štof\ík; and (5) 2008\–2019, a collection made by the authors of this paper. A total of 255 species of feather lice\—67 amblyceran species in 22 genera of families Laemobothriidae, Menoponidae and Ricinidae, and 188 ischnoceran species in 54 genera of the family Philopteridae\—and 366 host-louse associations are listed from 171 bird species in 21 orders. In addition, eight species of chewing lice in five genera of the family Trichodectidae are listed from eight species of mammals. Species of chewing lice are reported from about 240 different locations throughout the territory of Slovakia. Also, 43 species of lice and 20 host-louse associations for Slovakia, as well as four host-louse associations for the world, are included as new records. A host-louse list of recorded species is also given. \ 

Erratum: An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia. Zootaxa 2021; 5069: 001080. Zootaxa. 2022; 5091(4): 599. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.8 . https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5091.4.8 See attachment 95502 Erratum.pdf

}, keywords = {birds, checklist, Chewing lice, host-louse associations, mammals, New records, Slovakia, species}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5069.1.1}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5069.1.1}, author = {Lucie Oslejskova and Kri{\v s}tof{\'\i}k,J{\'a}n and Trnka,Alfr{\'e}d and Old{\v r}ich Sychra} } @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} } @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} } @article {94550, title = {Redescriptions of thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia- complex (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae), with one new synonymy and a neotype designation for Nirmus lais Giebel, 1874}, journal = {Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {66}, year = {2019}, pages = {17 - 39}, abstract = {

Thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex are redescribed and illustrat- ed. They are: Brueelia blagovescenskyi Bal\át, 1955, ex Emberiza schoeniclus (Linnae- us, 1758); B. breueri Bal\át, 1955, ex Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758); B. conocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940) ex Sitta europaea (Linnaeus, 1758); B. ferianci Bal\át, 1955, ex Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758); B. glizi Bal\át, 1955, ex Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758; B. kluzi Bal\át, 1955, ex Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758; B. kratochvili Bal\át, 1958, ex Motacilla flava Linnaeus, 1758; B. matvejevi Bal\át, 1981, ex Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758; B. pelikani Bal\át, 1958, ex Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli, 1769; B. rosickyi Bal\át, 1955, ex Sylvia nisoria (Bechstein, 1792); B. vaneki Bal\át, 1981, ex Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758); Guimaraesiella haftorni (Bal\át, 1958) ex Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1758; G. lais (Giebel, 1874) ex Luscinia megarhyn- chos (Brehm, 1831). Redescriptions are made from type material where available. Holo- types are identified in Bal\át\’s material when possible, and lectotypes are designated for B. blagovescenskyi, B. breueri, B. glizi, B. ferianci, B. kluzi, B. kratochvili, B. pelikani, and B. rosickyi; a neotype of Nirmus lais Giebel, 1874 is designated. Brueelia weberi Bal\át, 1982, is placed as a synonym of Brueelia conocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940).

}, keywords = {lectotype, neotype, redescription}, issn = {1435-1951}, doi = {10.3897/dez.66.32423}, url = {https://dez.pensoft.net/article/32423}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lucie Oslejskova and Tomas Najer and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Fasheng Zou} }