@article {96336, title = {Bird and parasite conservation are not incompatible: an example from the endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) and its parasitic lice (Phthiraptera)}, year = {2022}, abstract = {

Presentation at the 16th China Ornithological congress, discussing briefly the need for taking parasites into account for conservation and breeding programs, focusing on the specific example of lice from the crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

}, keywords = {Guimaraesiella ailaoshanensi, Myrsidea liopari, Resartor extraneus}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359837194_Bird_and_parasite_conservation_are_not_incompatible_an_example_from_the_endangered_Crested_Ibis_Nipponia_nippon_and_its_parasitic_lice_Phthiraptera}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Xiaoping Yu and Lulu Xu and Si Wu and Fasheng Zou} } @article {96016, title = {Host Migration and Size Do Not Influence the Prevalence of Most Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) on Shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes) across the World}, journal = {Diversity}, volume = {15}, year = {2023}, month = {Feb-01-2023}, pages = {19 pp}, abstract = {

Patterns of prevalence in chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on wild birds are poorly known, as are the underlying factors that influence these patterns. Here, we analyze a data set consisting of published prevalence data of lice on shorebirds, as well as new prevalence data from shorebirds examined in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and Sweden between 2007 and 2020. In total, prevalence data from 10 genera of lice from over 110 host species were included, including all major families of shorebirds. Using a generalized linear mixed model, we examine how the prevalence of lice of different genera varies between different sets of birds, focusing on two factors associated with migration (migration length and migration route). We found that host body size does not influence prevalence of lice in the Charadriiformes for any of the four most common and widely distributed louse genera (Actornithophilus, Austromenopon, Quadraceps, and Saemundssonia). Moreover, neither of the two migration variables showed any statistically significant correlations with prevalence, except for the genus Saemundssonia in which the prevalence of lice on short-distance migrants was significantly higher than on intermediate- and long-distance migrants. We also present 15 new records of chewing lice for China and 12 for Australia.

}, keywords = {index of specificity, Migration, New records, Pedionomidae, Pluvianellidae, Pluvianidae, Prevalence}, issn = {1424-2818}, doi = {10.3390/d15020200}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2/200}, author = {Grossi, Alexandra A. and Myung-Bok Lee and Chunpo Tian and Fasheng Zou and Chi-Yeung Choi and Daniel R Gustafsson} } @article {95415, title = {Unintentional parasite conservation success: chewing lice recovered from Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon, in breeding program facilities in Shaanxi, China}, journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation}, volume = {30}, year = {2021}, month = {05-Sep-2021}, pages = {3939{\textendash}3963}, abstract = {

The crested ibis has survived a dramatic population decline during the twentieth century, declining from a range across much of China, Japan, the Korean peninsula and nearby Russia, to a known world population of seven individuals. These formed the basis of a successful breeding program in Shaanxi, China. We examined ibises in this breeding program for ectoparasites, to establish whether any of the three chewing louse species known from this host had survived this severe host population bottleneck. We recovered representatives of three species of lice, identified as the same species as those previously known from the wild populations: Ardeicola nippon, Colpocephalum nipponi, and Ibidoecus meinertzhageni. Of these, the two first species were recovered from almost all examined hosts, whereas I. meinertzhageni was more rare. As these lice are host specific, this implies that all three louse species remarkably survived this bottleneck, and are now thriving in both the reintroduced and captive populations of crested ibis. This constitutes an unintentional success story in the conservation of parasitic species. We provide the first photos of all three species, as well as a preliminary assessment of their conservation status, and discuss the future of chewing louse conservation.

}, keywords = {reintroduction}, issn = {0960-3115, 1572-9710}, doi = {10.1007/s10531-021-02283-8}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007\%2Fs10531-021-02283-8}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Xiaoping Yu and Lulu Xu and Si Wu and Fasheng Zou} } @article {95181, title = {Four new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from Chinese babblers (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae, Timaliidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4878}, year = {2020}, month = {11-2020}, pages = {103 - 128}, abstract = {

Four new species of amblyceran chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 are described from hosts of the babbler families Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae and Timaliidae in China. They are: Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. from Garrulax maesi maesi (Oustalet, 1890), Myrsidea zhangae n. sp. from Ianthocincla berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876), Myrsidea liopari n. sp. from Lioparus chrysotis amoenus (Mayr, 1941) and L. chrysotis swinhoii (Verreaux, 1871), and Myrsidea suthorae n. sp. from Suthora verreauxi verreauxi Sharpe, 1883. A checklist of host-louse associations for identified and unidentified Myrsidea species known from babblers is provided.

}, keywords = {babblers, China, Leiothrichidae, Myrsidea attenuata n. sp., Myrsidea liopari n. sp., Myrsidea suthorae n. sp., Myrsidea zhangae n. sp., new species, Paradoxornithidae, Timaliidae}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.4}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4878.1.4}, author = {Lujia Lei and Xingzhi Chu and Bilal Dik and Fasheng Zou and Haitao WANG and Daniel R Gustafsson} } @article {94824, title = {Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of the Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus in China}, journal = {Wader Study}, volume = {126}, year = {2019}, month = {12-2019}, pages = {217 - 227}, abstract = {

Two species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) were collected from seven Grey- headed Lapwings Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842), caught in Jinshanyakou, Yunnan Province, China. They are Actornithophilus hoplopteri (MjoĢˆberg, 1910a) and Quadra- ceps sinensis Timmermann, 1954a. Both species represent new records for China and V. cinereus represents a new host record for A. hoplopteri. As neither species has previously been adequately described, we here present illustrations and descriptions of both species, as well as short notes on the microhabitat of both species.

}, keywords = {new hosts, new location, redescription}, doi = {10.18194/ws.00161}, url = {https://www.waderstudygroup.org/article/13056/}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lujia Lei and Xingzhi Chu and Xuebing Zhao 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 {94593, title = {The Influence of Host Body Size and Food Guild on Prevalence and Mean Intensity of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) on Birds in Southern China}, journal = {Journal of Parasitology}, volume = {105}, year = {2019}, month = { April 2019}, pages = {334 - 344}, abstract = {

Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) are abundant ectoparasites of birds and mammals. They are adapted to life in the plumage or pelage of their hosts and virtually never leave the host during their life cycle. Most species are highly host specific. This study was carried out to determine species richness, abundance, and prevalence of chewing lice of wild forest birds in the southern region of China. Between July 2012 and June 2016, 2,210 birds (belonging to 8 orders, 45 families, and 215 species) were captured by mist nets and examined for chewing lice. In total, 622 birds of 117 species were parasitized by lice belonging to 89 species in 25 genera from 2 suborders (Amblycera and Ischnocera). Of these, 28 louse species represent new host\–louse records for China and 10 worldwide. Chewing louse prevalence varied significantly among host species. There was no evidence of a correlation between climate zones and louse prevalence, but host guild affected prevalence significantly, with insectivorous birds having the lowest prevalence. Louse prevalence was positively correlated with host body mass and bill length, but mean intensity was only correlated with host body mass. These findings contribute further knowledge of avian chewing lice.

}, keywords = {China, intensity, new host records, New records, Prevalence}, doi = {10.1645/17-137}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-105/issue-2/17-137/The-Influence-of-Host-Body-Size-and-Food-Guild-on/10.1645/17-137.full}, author = {Xingzhi Chu and Bilal Dik and Daniel R Gustafsson and Xianli Che and Qiang Zhang and Fasheng Zou} }