@article {94261, title = {Redescriptions and new host records of chewing lice of the genus Ricinus~(Phthiraptera: Ricinidae) from the Neotropical Region}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4154}, year = {2016}, month = {Jul-08-2017}, pages = {179 - 189}, abstract = {

Two species of the chewing louse genus Ricinus are redescribed and illustrated: Ricinus dalgleishi Nelson, 1972 from Helmitheros vermivorum (Gmelin, 1789), a new host-louse association, and Ricinus tanagraephilus Eichler, 1956 from Euphonia laniirostris d\&$\#$39;Orbigny \& Lafresnaye, 1837. Also, new host-louse associations are recorded for Ricinus vireoen- sis Nelson, 1972 from Vireo pallens Salvin, 1863, and for females of an unidentified species of Ricinus sp. from Corytho- pis delalandi (Lesson, 1831), which are described and illustrated.

}, keywords = {Chewing lice, Costa Rica, Honduras, new host-louse associations, Paraguay, Passerines, redescriptions}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4154.210.11646/zootaxa.4154.2.5}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4154.2}, author = {MIROSLAV VALAN and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {68953, title = {Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species}, journal = {Parasite}, volume = {23}, year = {2016}, month = {22 Feb 2016}, pages = {1-10}, abstract = {

We revised a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia. We studied 60 slides with 107 specimens of 10 species of the genus Ricinus
(De Geer, 1778). The collection includes lectotype specimens of Ricinus ivanovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 and of
Ricinus tugarinovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951. We registered Ricinus elongatus Olfers, 1816 ex Turdus ruficollis,
R. ivanovi ex Leucosticte tephrocotis and Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Calandrella acutirostris and Calandrella
cheleensis which were not included in Price\’s world checklist. New records for Russia are R. elongatus ex Turdus
ruficollis; Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778 ex Emberiza aureola, Emberiza leucocephalos, Emberiza rustica, Passer
montanus and Prunella modularis; Ricinus rubeculae De Geer, 1778 ex Erithacus rubecula and Luscinia svecica;
Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Alauda arvensis. New records for Kyrgyzstan are R. fringillae ex E. leucocephalos
and ex Fringilla coelebs. A new record for Tajikistan is R. serratus ex Calandrella acutirostris. The new species Ricinus
vaderi Valan n. sp. is described with Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra; from Azerbaijan, as a type host.

}, doi = {10.1051/parasite/2016007}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016007}, author = {MIROSLAV VALAN and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} } @article {68952, title = {New data on the taxonomy and distribution of ten Neotropical chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), including the description of a new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4085}, year = {2016}, month = {Feb-03-2016}, pages = {233}, abstract = {

The new species Myrsidea alexanderi is described and illustrated ex Pheugopedius maculipectus (Troglodytidae) from Honduras. Redescriptions and illustrations are given for both sexes of Myrsidea chiapensis ex Calocitta formosa from Costa Rica, and the male of M. dissimilis ex Progne chalybea from Brazil. Also, seven other previously known species or subspecies of the louse genus Myrsidea are recorded and discussed from passerine birds of the Neotropical Region, as follows: Myrsidea antiqua, Myrsidea balteri, Myrsidea diffusa, Myrsidea nesomimi borealis, Myrsidea paleno, Myrsidea psittaci and Myrsidea serini. Our data increase knowledge of intraspecific morphological variability within these species, and also of their host and geographical distribution. New host-louse associations are: Agelaioides badius for M. psittaci; Basileuterus culicivorus and Myiothlypis leucoblephara for M. paleno; Mimus saturninus for M. nesomimi borealis; and Icterus dominicensis and Molothrus rufoaxillaris for Myrsidea sp.

}, keywords = {Amblycera, Chewing lice, Myrsidea, Neotropical region, new host-louse associations, new species, passerine, Phthiraptera, redescriptions}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4085.210.11646/zootaxa.4085.2.4}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4085.2}, author = {KOLENCIK, STANISLAV and Old{\v r}ich Sychra and MIROSLAV VALAN and Ivan Liter{\'a}k} }