@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 {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 {96212, title = {The Goniodidae (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) of peafowl (Aves: Galliformes: Pavo), with description of a new genus}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {57}, year = {2023}, month = {July-2023}, pages = {996-1048}, abstract = {Five species of goniodid lice are known from Asian peafowls of the genus Pavo Linnaeus, 1758: Goniodes pavonis (Linnaeus, 1758), the type species of Goniodes Nitzsch, 1818; Goniodes meinertzhageni Clay, 1940; Goniocotes rectangulatus Nitzsch [in Giebel] 1866; Goniocotes parviceps (Piaget, 1880); Goniocotes mayuri Lakshminarayana and Emerson, 1971. We here discuss the identity and relationships of these five species, including the population of G. parviceps on the green peafowl, Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766. All five species are redescribed and illustrated in full. A new genus is erected for G. parviceps and G. mayuri: Pavoniocotes gen. nov. A key to the goniodid lice of Asian peafowls is provided.
}, keywords = {Chewing lice, new genus, Pavoniocotes gen. nov., Pavoniocotes mayuri, Pavoniocotes parviceps, peafowl}, issn = {0022-2933, 1464-5262}, doi = {10.1080/00222933.2023.2226375}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222933.2023.2226375}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Grossi, Alexandra A. and Mengjiao Ren and Fasheng Zou} } @article {96143, title = {Species of Reticulipeurus K{\'e}ler, 1958 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Oxylipeurus-complex) parasitic on species of Arborophila, with description of a new subgenus and three new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5284}, year = {2023}, month = {May-12-2023}, pages = {496-520}, abstract = {In this Erratum, measurements of the species are propvided. Original article see https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5087.3.1 or https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/node/95563
}, keywords = {Laimoloima, Laimoloima ruiliensis, Laimoloima tandani, new genus, new species, Picophilopterus blythipici, Picophilopterus pici sensu lato}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5155.4.9}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5155.4.9}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Costic{\u a} Adam and Fasheng Zou} } @article {95625, title = {The ischnoceran chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) of bulbuls (Aves: Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 18 new species}, journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy}, volume = {800}, year = {2022}, month = {Mar-2022}, pages = {1-88}, 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 {95607, title = {New species of Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818 (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with notes on Cypseloecus Conci, 1941}, journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy}, volume = {790}, year = {2022}, month = {Feb-04-2022}, pages = {1-52}, type = {Monograph}, abstract = {Erratum to the publication which provided the measurements of the species see https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5155.4.9 or https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/node/95675
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}, keywords = {barbets, Chewing lice, China, Laimoloima, Laimoloima ruiliensis, Laimoloima tandani, Megalaimidae, new genus, new species, Penenirmus-complex, Picophilopterus blythipici, Picophilopterus pici sensu lato ex Picus canus sordidior, Turnicola, woodpeckers}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5087.3.1}, url = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5087.3.1}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Costic{\u a} Adam and Fasheng Zou} } @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 = {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 {95404, title = {New species of ischnoceran chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Chinese birds}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4990}, year = {2021}, month = {06-2021}, pages = {305{\textendash}328}, abstract = {Five new species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) are described and illustrated from Chinese birds, as follows: Cuculicola calyptocamptus new species ex Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832) (Cuculiformes), Goniocotes kristinae new species ex Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863) (Galliformes), Goniocotes rolandi new species ex Crossoptilon harmani Elwes, 1881 (Galliformes), Rallicola (Rallicola) tibetana new species ex Zapornia bicolor Walden, 1872 (Gruiformes), Phthiand Resartor elugeus new species ex Alcippe fratercula yunnanensis Harington, 1913 (Passeriformes).
}, keywords = {Chewing lice, China, Chinese birds, Cuculicola, Cuculicola calyptocamptus, goniocotes, Goniocotes kristinae, Goniocotes rolandi, new species, Rallicola, Resartor, Resartor elugeus}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4990.2.6}, url = {https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4990.2.6}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Fasheng Zou} } @article {95048, title = {Gallancyra gen. nov. (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera), with an overview of the geographical distribution of chewing lice parasitizing chicken}, journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy}, year = {2020}, month = {07-2020}, pages = {36 pp}, type = {Open Access}, abstract = {The geographical range of the typically host-specifi c species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) is often assumed to be similar to that of their hosts. We tested this assumption by reviewing the published records of twelve species of chewing lice parasitizing wild and domestic chicken, one of few bird species that occurs globally. We found that of the twelve species reviewed, eight appear to occur throughout the range of the host. This includes all the species considered to be native to wild chicken, except Oxylipeurus dentatus (Sugimoto, 1934). This species has only been reported from the native range of wild chicken in Southeast Asia and from parts of Central America and the Caribbean, where the host is introduced. Potentially, this discontinuous distribution is due to a low tolerance for dry environments, possibly exacerbated by competitive exclusion by Cuclotogaster heterographus (Nitzsch, 1866). Our examinations of O. dentatus also revealed that this species differs significantly from other species of
Oxylipeurus in the male and female genitalia, head structure and chaetotaxy, and other morphological characters. We therefore here erect the monotypic genus Gallancyra gen. nov. for O. dentatus, and redescribe the type species.
The chewing louse species Lipeurus megalops Piaget, 1880, is redescribed and illustrated. This species has previously been placed in the genus Oxylipeurus Mj\öberg, 1910, but marked differences in preantennal structure, male and female genitalia, abdominal chaetotaxy, and structure of abdominal plates indicate that this species is not closely related to other species in this genus. We therefore erect a new genus, Calidolipeurus gen. nov. for this species. Calidolipeurus is presently monotypic, containing only Calidolipeurus megalops gen. et comb. nov. We also provide a preliminary key to the Oxylipeurus-complex.
}, keywords = {Calidolipeurus gen. nov., Calidolipeurus megalops gen. et comb. nov., new genus, Oxylipeurus-complex, redescription}, issn = {2118-9773}, doi = {10.5852/ejt.2020.686}, url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1029}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lujia Lei and Fasheng Zou} } @article {95031, title = {Descriptions of three congeneric species of chewing lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo,~including a new genus and a new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4801}, year = {2020}, month = {06-2021}, pages = {488 - 512}, abstract = {The lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex parasitising the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, belong to a previously undescribed genus. In this paper, we describe this genus as Valimia new genus, redescribe two of its species: Lipeurus polytrapezius Burmeister, 1838 and Oxylipeurus corpulentus Clay, 1938, and describe the new species Valimia necopinata, discovered during our examination of samples of the two known species. This occurrence represents the first record of three congeneric species of chewing lice parasitising the same host individual.
}, keywords = {congeneric, Meleagris gallopavo, new genus, new species, Oxylipeurus-complex, redescription, Turkey, Valimia, Valimia necopinata}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4801.3.4}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4801.3.4}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Fasheng Zou} } @article {94901, title = {Review of Chinese species of the Oxylipeurus-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of two new genera and five new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4742}, year = {2020}, month = {02-2020}, pages = {201 - 255}, type = {Open Access}, abstract = {Chewing lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex known from China are described and illustrated. The genera Megalipeurus Kéler, 1958 and Reticulipeurus Kéler, 1958 are considered valid, resurrected from synonymy and redescribed. Two new genera are described: Cataphractomimus new genus and Sinolipeurus new genus, which are proposed for species that do not fit into any previously described genus within the Oxylipeurus-complex. The following species are redescribed and illustrated: Reticulipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Reticulipeurus robustus (Rudow, 1869); Reticulipeurus reevesi (Clay, 1938); Reticulipeurus baileyi (Clay, 1938); Reticulipeurus crossoptilon (Clay, 1938); Reticulipeurus ithaginis (Clay, 1938); Sinolipeurus tetraophasis (Clay, 1938) new combination. Several species previously placed in the genus Oxylipeurus are given new generic combinations. In addition, the following five new species are described and illustrated: Megalipeurus sinensis new species ex Arborophila gingica (Gmelin, 1789); Cataphractomimus mirapelta new species ex Lophophorus lhuysii Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866; Cataphractomimus impervius new species ex Lophophorus sclateri sclateri Jerdon, 1870; Cataphractomimus junae new species and Sinolipeurus sichuanensis new species ex Tragopan temminckii (J.E. Gray, 1831).
}, keywords = {Cataphractomimus, Chewing lice, new combinations, new genera, new species, Oxylipeurus-complex, Sinolipeurus}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4742.2.1}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4742.2.1}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lujia Lei and Xingzhi Chu and Fasheng Zou} } @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 (Mjöberg, 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} } @article {94584, title = {New Genus and Two New Species of Chewing Lice from Southeast Asian Trogons (Aves: Trogoniformes), with a Revised Key to the Philopterus-complex}, journal = {Acta Parasitologica}, volume = {64}, year = {2019}, month = {12-03-2019}, pages = {86 - 102}, abstract = {Purpose To describe a new genus and two new species of chewing lice from Southeast Asian trogons (Trogoniformes). These lice belong in the Philopterus-complex.
Methods Slide-mounted lice were examined in a light microscope, illustrated by means of a drawing tube, and described using standard procedures.
Results The new genus and species were successfully described.
Conclusions The genus Vinceopterus n. gen. is described from two species of Southeast Asian trogons (Trogoniformes: Harpactes). It presently comprises two species: Vinceopterus erythrocephali n. sp. from three subspecies of the Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834), and Vinceopterus mindanensis n. sp. from two subspecies of the Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826). Vinceopterus belongs to the Philopterus-complex, and thus likely constitutes a genus of head lice. Vinceopterus is the second new genus of chewing lice discovered on Southeast Asian trogons in recent years, the first genus of presumed head lice on trogons worldwide, and the fifth genus of chewing lice known from trogons globally. A translated and revised key to the Philopterus-complex is provided, as well as notes on the various chewing lice genera known from trogons.
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} } @article {94534, title = {Seven new species of Resartor Gustafsson et Bush, 2017 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Asian 'babblers{\textquoteright} (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae)}, journal = {Folia Parasitologica}, volume = {65}, year = {2018}, pages = {14 pp}, abstract = {Abstract: Seven new species of chewing lice in the genus Resartor Gustafsson et Bush, 2017 are described and illustrated. They are: Resartor albofulvus sp. n. ex Heterophasia desgodinsi desgodinsi (Oustalet); Resartor apimimus sp. n. ex Heterophasia picaoides wrayi (Ogilvie-Grant); Resartor aterrimus sp. n. ex Minla ignotincta mariae La Touche; Resartor extraneus sp. n. ex Lioparus chryso- tis swinhoii (Verreaux); Resartor guangxiensis sp. n. ex Trochalopteron milnei sinianum Stresemann; Resartor longisuturalis sp. n. ex Actinodura cyanouroptera wingatei (Ogilvie-Grant); Resartor seminudus sp. n. ex Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis (Yen). All species differ in the shape of the head, shape of the male genitalia and abdominal chaetotaxy. A checklist and a key to the species of Resartor are provided.
}, keywords = {Brueelia-complex, China, Malaysia, morphology, Resartor, species description}, issn = {00155683}, doi = {10.14411/fp.2018.020}, url = {http://folia.paru.cas.cz/doi/10.14411/fp.2018.020.html}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Xingzhi Chu and Sarah E. Bush and Fasheng Zou} } @article {94428, title = {Ten new species of Brueelia K{\'e}ler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from nuthatches (Aves: Passeriformes: Sittidae), tits and chickadees (Paridae), and goldcrests (Regulidae)}, journal = {Acta Parasitologica}, volume = {63}, year = {2018}, month = {04-07-2018}, pages = {527 - 557}, abstract = {Ten new species of chewing lice in the genus Brueelia K\éler, 1936, are described from hosts in the families Paridae, Reguli- dae, and Sittidae. They are: Brueelia johnsoni n. sp. from Poecile sclateri eidos (Peters, 1927); Brueelia juniperi n. sp. from Baeolophus ridgwayi ridgwayi (Richmond, 1902); Brueelia kabulica n. sp. from Sitta tephronota tephronota Sharpe, 1872; Brueelia mpumalangensis n. sp. from Melaniparus niger niger (Vieillot, 1818); Brueelia nazae n. sp. from Parus cinereus caschmirensis Hartert, 1905; Brueelia oxyrhyncha n. sp. from Sitta nagaensis nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1874; Brueelia picea n. sp. from Parus major excelsus Buvry, 1857; Brueelia ragusica n. sp. from Sitta neumayer neumayer Michahelles, 1830; Brueelia regulicida n. sp. from Regulus calendula grinnelli Palmer, 1897; Brueelia sittacola n. sp. from Sitta carolinensis car- olinensis Latham, 1790. Brueelia regulicida is the first Brueelia-complex louse to be described from the host family Reguli- dae. Collectively, the Brueelia of parid, regulid, and sittid hosts show two peculiar patterns. Firstly, lice on closely related hosts appear to be distantly related. Secondly, lice on most hosts in these families appear to be more closely related to lice on other host families than to each other. This contradicts the traditional view that Brueelia-complex lice on closely related hosts are them- selves closely related. Potentially, the tendency of the hosts to participate in mixed-species feeding flocks may explain some of these patterns.
}, keywords = {Brueelia-complex, new species, Regulidae}, issn = {1230-2821}, doi = {10.1515/ap-2018-0063}, url = {http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ap.2018.63.issue-3/ap-2018-0063/ap-2018-0063.xml}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Xingzhi Chu and Sarah E. Bush and Fasheng Zou} }