@article {81796, title = {Two new species of Philopteroides (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) of the beckeri species-group, from New Guinean painted berrypeckers (Aves: Passeriformes: Paramythiidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4139}, year = {2016}, month = {Oct-07-2017}, pages = {527}, abstract = {

Two new species of the louse genus Philopteroides Mey, 2004 are described and illustrated from two host species of paint- ed berrypeckers, endemic to New Guinea: Philopteroides sinancorellus n. sp. ex Oreocharis arfaki (Meyer, 1875) (tit ber- rypecker), and Philopteroides gigas n. sp. ex Paramythia montium De Vis, 1892 (crested berrypecker). Both louse species belong to the beckeri species-group based on their short, broad preantennal areas, and shallow median indentations of the hyaline margin. The description of these two new species brings the total number of Philopteroides species to 15. An amended key to the beckeri species-group is included.

}, keywords = {beckeri species-group, berrypeckers, Ischnocera, lice, New Guinea, new species, Paramythiidae, Passeri- formes, Philopteridae, Philopteroides, Phthiraptera}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4139.410.11646/zootaxa.4139.4.5}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4139.4}, author = {Tomas Najer and Daniel R Gustafsson and Old{\v r}ich Sychra} } @article {40514, title = {The population genetics of host specificity: genetic differentiation in dove lice (Insecta : Phthiraptera)}, journal = {Molecular Ecology}, volume = {11}, year = {2002}, month = {2002}, pages = {25 - 38}, abstract = {

Some species of parasites occur on a wide range of hosts while others are restricted to one or a few host species. The host specificity of a parasite species is determined, in part, by its ability to disperse between host species. Dispersal limitations can be studied by exploring the genetic structure of parasite populations both within a single species of host and across multiple host species. In this study we examined the genetic structure in the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene of two genera of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) occurring on multiple sympatric species of doves in southern North and Central America. One genus, Columbicola, is generally less host-specific than the other, Physconelloides. For both genera we identified substantial genetic differentiation between populations of conspecific lice on different host species, generally 10-20\% sequence divergence. This level of divergence is in the range of that often observed between species of these two genera. We used nested clade analysis to explore fine scale genetic structure within species of these feather lice. We found that species of Physconelloides exhibited more genetic structure, both among hosts and among geographical localities, than did species of Columbicola. In many cases, single haplotypes within species of Columbicola are distributed on multiple host species. Thus, the population genetic structure of species of Physconelloides reveals evidence of geographical differentiation on top of high host species specificity. Underlying differences in dispersal biology probably explain the differences in population genetic structure that we observed between Columbicola and Physconelloides.

}, keywords = {aves, Chewing lice, cladistic analysis, Columbiformes, differentiation, ectoparasite, Evolution, genetic, geography, lice, mitochondrial, Philopteridae, Phylogeny, rhagoletis pomonella}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/3307.pdf}, author = {Kevin P. Johnson and Williams,B. L. and Drown,Devin M. and Richard J. Adams and Clayton,Dale H.} } @article {40175, title = {New synonymy between Philopterus antarcticus and Saemundssonia nivea (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)}, journal = {New Zealand Journal of Zoology}, volume = {21}, year = {1994}, month = {1994}, pages = {239 - 244}, abstract = {

A new synonymy is proposed between Philopterus antarcticus Wood, 1937 and Saemundssonia nivea Timmermann, 1956 (both with type host Pagodroma nivea (Forster, 1777)). It is based on the examination and comparison of the type specimens of both nominal species, as well as several additional samples of Saemundssonia lice from Pagodroma nivea and Thallassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789). The present status of the senior synonym is Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) antarctica (Wood, 1937).

}, keywords = {antarcticus, lice, mtax, new, nivea, Pagodroma, Philopteridae, Philopterus, PHP, Phthiraptera, Saemundssonia, synonymy., Thallassoica}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/2821.pdf}, author = {Pilgrim,Robert L. C. and Ricardo L. Palma} } @article {39795, title = {The species of Saemundssonia (Insecta : Phthiraptera : Philopteridae) from skuas (Aves : Stercorariidae)}, journal = {New Zealand Journal of Zoology}, volume = {27}, year = {2000}, month = {2000}, pages = {121 - 128}, abstract = {

Three species of Saemundssonia Timmermann, 1936 parasitic on skuas are recognised as valid: Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) cephalus (Denny, 1842) on Stercorarius parasiticus; S. (S.) inexspectata Timmermann, 1951 on Stercorarius longicaudus; and S. (S.) euryrhyncha (Giebel, 1874) on Stercorarius pomarinus as well as on all species of Catharacta. The name,Saemundssonia stresemanni Timmermann, 1949 is proposed as a junior synonym of S. (S.) euryrhyncha. Measurements and illustrations to facilitate the identification of these three species of Saemundssonia are given.

}, keywords = {lice, mtax, new, Philopteridae, PHP, Saemundssonia, skuas, synonymy}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/37981.pdf}, author = {Ricardo L. Palma} } @article {39793, title = {Philopterus novaezealandiae, a new species of chewing louse (Phthiraptera : Philopteridae) from the kokako (Passeriformes : Callaeidae)}, journal = {Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand}, volume = {30}, year = {2000}, month = {2000}, pages = {293 - 297}, abstract = {

The new species Philopterus novaezealandiae is described from three samples of lice collected from the two subspecies of kokako (Callaeas cinerea (Gmelin)). The possible origin of P. novaezealandiae is discussed. This is the first louse species to be described from an extant species of the passerine host family Callaeidae, the New Zealand wattlebirds.

}, keywords = {Callaeidae, kokako, lice, mtax, new, Philopteridae, Philopterus, PHP, Phthiraptera, species}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/39793_0.pdf}, author = {Ricardo L. Palma and Roger D. Price} } @article {39314, title = {Comparative ecology of neotropical bird lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera)}, journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, volume = {61}, year = {1992}, note = {Includes an extensive appendix describing the host associations and louse number from the Andian foothill birds of south-eastern Peru.}, month = {1992}, pages = {781 - 795}, abstract = {

1. Data are presented comprising the first quantitative survey lice from Neotropical birds. The data were collected in the Andean foothills of south-eastern Peru using a novel scheme for quantitative sampling of ectoparasites from freshly killed hosts. 2. In total, 685 birds representing 127 species in 26 families were sampled for lice; 327 (47.7\%) birds were parasitized, with a mean intensity of 6.6 lice per bird and a mean richness of 1.1 louse species per host species. 3. The bulk of variation in louse load was among host species nested within genera, although some variation occurred at higher taxonomic levels. 4. Lice were extremely host-specific; nearly all species were restricted to a single species of host (monoxenous). 5. Thirteen metapopulations of lice (10\%) had significantly skewed sex ratios, of which four were skewed toward males, representing the first male-biased sex ratios reported for chewing lice. Thirty-four metapopulations (27\%) had significantly skewed age ratios and showed an overall bias toward adults. 6. Results are discussed in relation to current life-history theory and are compared with the findings of a recent survey of lice from temperate-zone birds. Tropical lice are neither more speciose nor more abundant than temperate-zone lice, which is consistent with the view that the environment for chewing lice is delimited by the body of the host rather than by \&$\#$39;external\&$\#$39; conditions. 7. Non-quantitative host-parasite records are reported for lice collected from an additional 75 birds representing 45 species in 20 families.

}, keywords = {bird, comparative, differentiation, ecology, genetic, Ischnocera, lice, Mallophaga, Philopteridae, trichodectidae, tropical}, url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/5631.pdf}, author = {Clayton,Dale H. and Gregory,R. D. and Roger D. Price} } @article {38734, title = {A revision of the genus Harrisoniella (Mallophaga: Philopteridae)}, journal = {New Zealand Journal of Zoology}, volume = {11}, year = {1984}, month = {1984}, pages = {145 - 166}, abstract = {

Four species of the genus Harrisoniella Bedford, 1929 are recognised. Two further species are placed in synonymy. These, together with their hosts are H. ferox (Giebel, 1867) (=D. irroratae K\éler, 1957 new synonymy; = H. chilensis Carriker, 1964 new synonymy) on Diomedea melanophrys melanophrys, D. m. impavida, D. irrorata, D. cauta cauta, D. c. salvini, and D. bulleri; H. densa (Kellogg, 1896) on D. albatrus and D. immutabilis; H. hopkinsi Eichler, 1952 on D. exulans exulans, D. e. chionoptera, D. epomophora epomophora, and D. e. sanfordi; H. copei Timmermann, 1969 on D. nigripes. A key and illustrations to adult males and females of the species are provided and a neotype is designated for Harrisoniella ferox(Giebel, 1867). The relationships of the host are discussed with respect to their lice; attention is drawn to the species of Diomedeidae from which no records of Harrsoniella spp. exist. A bibliography of the genus and of all species, valid and synonymised, is given.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, Diomedea, Diomedeidae, Harrisoniella, host, lice, Mallophaga, mtax, new, Philopteridae, PHP, specimens, synonymies, systematics, taxonomy, type}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/0023.pdf}, author = {Ricardo L. Palma and Pilgrim,Robert L. C.} }