@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 = {

A new subgenus and three new species of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) in the Oxylipeurus-complex are described and illustrated. Forcipurellus new subgenus is part of the genus Reticulipeurus K\éler, 1958, and only includes species parasitic on partridges of the genus Arborophila Hodgson, 1837. The new species are: Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) diki new species ex Arborophila rubrirostris (Salvadori, 1879); Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) bracatus new species ex Arborophila atrogularis (Blyth, 1849); Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) longistylus new species ex Arborophila rufogularis guttata Delacour \& Jabouille, 1928 and two other host subspecies. In addition, we redescribe the species Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) formosanus (Uchida, 1917) ex Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864) and Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) nitzschi K\éler, 1958 ex Arborophila torqueola torqueola (Valenciennes, 1825) and Arborophila torqueola millardi (Baker, 1921). Also, we briefly discuss four additional species that could not be described based on the specimens examined. A key to identify all species in the subgenus Forcipurellus is provided, as well as an emendation to include Forcipurellus in a previously published key to the Oxylipeurus-complex. \ 

}, keywords = {Arborophila rufogularis guttata, Arborophila torqueola millardi, Forcipurellus, new host record, new species, new subgenus, Oxylipeurus-complex, Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) bracatus, Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) diki, Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) formosanus, Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) longistylus, Reticulipeurus (Forcipurellus) nitzschi}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5284.3.3}, url = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5284.3.3}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Fasheng Zou} } @article {96094, title = {Coevolutionary analysis of the Philopteroides Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitizing bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae)}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {11}, year = {2023}, month = {Mar-24-2023}, pages = {16 pp}, abstract = {

IntroductionAvian head lice comprise a diverse group of distantly related genera of lice that exhibit a strongly convergent morphology. Due to their lack of free-living stages, their strong morphological adaptations to living on the host\’s head, and the limited opportunities for transfer between hosts during mating or nesting, the lateral transmission of head lice between non-conspecific hosts may be presumed to be restricted. Despite this, many species of head lice are ostensibly host generalists. We here examine lice of the head louse genus Philopteroides Mey, 2004, from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae).

MethodsWe use two different methods, ParaFit and Jane, to get insights on the co-evolutionary history of Philopteroides species and their bulbul hosts. Jane was run with a variation of event costs.

ResultsOur phylogenetic analysis indicate that several morphologically cryptic species can be found in this group, most of which appear to be host specific. However, co-phylogenetic analyses indicate that host-switching has been common in the history of these lice, and co-speciation events have been rarer than expected. Moreover, lowest-cost co-evolutionary reconstructions under a variety of event costs are indistinguishable from random. An expanded dataset with more Philopterus-complex lice was found to be evenly balanced between host-switching and co-speciation events.

DiscussionThe transfer of avian head lice between host species is poorly understood, but evidently fairly common. Several potential routes are discussed, but direct evidence is missing. Potentially, the presence of multiple bulbul species at fruiting trees may be an important factor in this transfer. However, such transfer routes also do not explain why Philopteroides lice on bulbuls appear to be distinct from those of other hosts. Moreover, as many of the species recovered in our analysis are morphologically indistinguishable, cryptic speciation appears to be common in this group.

}, keywords = {bulbuls, coevolution, host-switching, Philopteroides, Philopterus-complex}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2023.1053820}, url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1053820/full}, author = {Mengjiao Ren and Daniel R Gustafsson and Chunpo Tian and Grossi, Alexandra A. and Zhixiao Liu 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 {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 = {

We describe and illustrate eight new species of chewing lice in the genus Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818, parasitic on hosts in the bird families Cardinalidae, Chloropseidae, Hirundinidae, Icteridae, Motacillidae, Paridae, and Vangidae from China, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, and the USA. They are: Philopterus coriaceus sp. nov. from Molothrus oryzivorus oryzivorus (Gmelin, 1788); P. hebes sp. nov. from Chloropsis aurifrons inornata Kloss, 1918 and C. cochinchinensis kinneari Hall \& Deignan, 1956; P. micropunctatus sp. nov. from Anthus hodgsoni Richmond, 1907; P. afropari sp. nov. from Melaniparus cinerascens cinerascens (Vieillot, 1818); P. pseudhirundo sp. nov. from Pseudhirundo griseopyga Sundevall, 1850; P. sinensis sp. nov. from Hemipus picatus capitalis (Horsfield, 1840); P. stansburyensis sp. nov. from Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus (Swainson, 1827); and P. trepostephanus sp. nov. from Tephrodornis virgatus fretensis Robinson \& Kloss, 1920 and T. v. mekongensis Meyer de Schauensee, 1946. Philopterus hebes sp. nov. constitutes the first record of the genus Philopterus from the Chloropseidae. We also provide some notes on the morphology and status of Cypseloecus Conci, 1941.

}, keywords = {new species, Philopterus afropari sp. nov., Philopterus coriaceus sp. nov., Philopterus hebes sp. nov., Philopterus micropunctatus sp. nov., Philopterus pseudhirundo sp. nov, Philopterus sinensis sp. nov., Philopterus stansburyensis sp. nov., Philopterus trepostephanus sp. nov.}, issn = {2118-9773}, doi = {10.5852/ejt.2022.790.1641}, url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1641}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Tomas Najer and Fasheng Zou and Sarah E. Bush} } @article {95563, title = {One new genus and three new species of the ,Penenirmus-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from China, with resurrection of Picophilopterus Ansari, 1947}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5087}, year = {2022}, month = {Jan-07-2022}, pages = {401-426}, abstract = {

Three new species of chewing lice of the Penenirmus-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) are described and illustrated from woodpeckers (Picidae) and barbets (Megalaimidae) occurring in China. They are: Picophilopterus blythipici new species from Blythipicus pyrrhotis sinensis (Rickett, 1897), Laimoloima ruiliensis new genus, new species from Psilopogon asiaticus asiaticus (Latham, 1790), and Laimoloima tandani new genus, new species from Psilopogon virens virens (Boddaert, 1783). In addition, we provide illustrations of Picophilopterus pici sensu lato ex Picus canus sordidior (Rippon, 1906), and we present evidence that justifies resurrecting the genus Picophilopterus Ansari, 1947 to include the species infesting woodpeckers and Neotropical barbets (Capitonidae). Also, we erect the new genus Laimoloima to include the species from Asian barbets (Megalaimidae). The taxonomic position of Penenirmus species from African barbets (Lybiidae) and honeyguides (Indicatoridae) is unresolved. An updated checklist of the species in the Penenirmus-complex parasitic on non-passeriform hosts is provided, including species of the genus Turnicola Clay \& Meinertzhagen, 1938. \ 

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

}, 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 {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 {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 {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 {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 {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 {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 {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.

}, keywords = {new genus, new species, Philopterus-complex}, issn = {1230-2821}, doi = {10.2478/s11686-018-00011-x}, url = {http://link.springer.com/10.2478/s11686-018-00011-x}, author = {Daniel R Gustafsson and Lujia Lei and Xingzhi Chu and Fasheng Zou and Sarah E. Bush} } @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} }