@article {96005, title = {Museum-Based Research on the Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) Infestations of Hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae){\textemdash}Prevalence, Genus Richness and Parasite Associations}, journal = {Diversity}, volume = {15}, year = {2023}, month = {Jan-03-2023}, pages = {9 pp}, abstract = {

We documented the presence/absence of the eggs of Trochiloecetes, Trochiliphagus, and Leremenopon lice on over 50,000 hummingbird specimens (representing 348 species plus 247 additional subspecies) in four museums in the USA. (i) We provide sample estimates of infestation prevalence. (ii) Sample estimates of parasite genus richness increased with increasing host sample size. (iii) Host body mass did not correlate with parasite genus richness, even when controlled for sample size effects. (iv) The prevalence of Trochiliphagus and Trochiloecetes infestations did not correlate with host body mass, while the prevalence of Leremenopon exhibited a marginally significant positive correlation with host body mass. (v) The prevalence of Trochiliphagus and Leremenopon infestations correlated strongly and positively across host taxa (i.e., species or subspecies). (vi) The co-occurrence of Trochiliphagus and Trochiloecetes within the few largest host samples\—i.e., within particular host taxa\—was significantly more frequent than expected by chance. This latter association might indicate a true ecological relationship or, alternatively, might have emerged as an artifact of our sampling method. (vii) We found no relationship between host sexual size dimorphism and the prevalence of any of the three louse genera, contrary to the interspecific prediction of the Hamilton\–Zuk hypothesis.

Subplementary info https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/d15010054/s1. Table S1: Hummingbird louse infestation data.

}, keywords = {ecology; neotropics; Hamilton{\textendash}Zuk hypothesis; sampling bias}, issn = {1424-2818}, doi = {10.3390/d15010054}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/1/54}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Willis,Edwin O. and Leonardo E. Lopes and Lajos R{\'o}zsa} } @article {95992, title = {HOW DOES A BLOOD FEEDING LOUSE (PHTHIRAPTERA: INSECTA) SURVIVE STARVATION: FOUR CASE STUDIES OF LICE ON HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHILIDAE: AVES) AND CONSEQUENCES OF OVERCROWDING OF ADULTS AND THEIR EGGS}, journal = {Regnellea Scientia}, volume = {8}, year = {2022}, pages = {106-115}, abstract = {

RESUMO Os mal\ófagos (Phthiraptera) s\ão ectoparasitos de aves e pouco se conhece sobre sua biologia. Os mal\ófagos de beija-flores estudados aqui, s\ão da fam\ília Ricinidae, e alimentam-se de sangue de seu hospedeiro. Aqui, apresentamos quatro experimentos para investigar como eles se comportam na falta de seu alimento usual, e os eventos que ocorrem com seus ovos no caso de haver uma superpopula\ç\ão em um hospedeiro.

Palavras-chave: Phthiraptera, Insecta, Mal\ófagos, Ovos, Superpopula\ç\ão.

ABSTRACT Lice (Phthiraptera) are ectoparasites of birds and little is known about their biology. Lice of hummingbirds, studied here belong to the Ricinidae Family and feed on the host\’s blood. Here, we present four experimental cases to test how they cope with the lack of their blood meal, and what happens to their eggs when there is a large population in one host

}, keywords = {Chlorostilbon lucidus, eggs, Insecta, lice, Overcrowding}, url = {https://sites.google.com/view/revista-regnellea-scientia/artigos/how-does-a-blood-feeding-louse-phthiraptera-insecta-survive-starvation}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Willis,Edwin O.} } @article {61526, title = {The presence of mites and insects in the gut of two species of chewing lice (Myrsidea Sp. and Philopterus Sp., Mallophaga): accident or predation?}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {49}, year = {1989}, month = {11/1989}, pages = {1013-1016}, url = {http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/61526.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Butler,J. F.} } @article {48434, title = {The mating behaviour of Oxylipeurus variegatus (Mallophaga: Lipeuridae)}, journal = {Garcia de Orta. S{\'e}rie Zoolog{\'\i}a}, volume = {23}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {91 - 92}, abstract = {

While the position of the sexes in mating may be different in different groups of Mallophaga, much of this kind of information is unavailable in the literature (EICHLER, 1963). In most cases (at least in Ischnocera) the position is subfeminal, i. e., the male is under the female (SIKORA \& EICHLER, 1941). In the case of Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus, 1758) the male clasps from below with his seizing antennae the first abdominal segment of the female (SCHMUTZ, 1955).Here, I present a description of the copulatory position for Oxylipeurus variegatus Carriker, 1944 (Lipeuridae).

}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/47580.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {48435, title = {Ecological differences amoung four genera of Phthiraptera infesting south-eastern brazilian humming-birds}, journal = {Wiadomo{\'s}ci Parazytologiczne}, volume = {45}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {559}, abstract = {

Thirty-four species of humming-birds have been investigated since 1989 in the widely deforested Atlantic Forest of Brasil, in a long-term banding project. Representatives of four genera of lice (Phthiraptera) have been collected: Trochiliphagus, Trochiloecetes, Menacanthus and Myrsidea.

}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/47581.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {48438, title = {Pesos, medidas, temperaturas cloacais e ectoparasitos de aves da Reserva Ecol{\'o}gica do Panga, Minas Gerais, Brasil}, journal = {Bolm. Centro. Est. Ornit., S{\~a}o Paulo}, volume = {9}, year = {1993}, month = {1993}, pages = {2 - 10}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Willis,Edwin O.} } @article {48430, title = {Avian parasites and notes on habits of lice from Mato Grosso, Brazil}, journal = {Iheringia, S{\'e}rie Zoologia, Porto Alegre}, volume = {86}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {183 - 190}, abstract = {

Nematoda and Acari were found on or in birds from Esta\ç\ão Ecol\ógica Serra das Araras and region, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 1987-1988, but lice (Phthiraptera) were commoner, showing more females in some cases. In Oscines, numbers of females and males of lice were similar. Different species of lice occupied different sites on the bird, some feeding on feathers and skin scalings and others on blood.

}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/47576.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {45324, title = {A louse and a mite: accident or opportunity}, journal = {Rudolst{\"a}dter Naturhistorische Schriften}, volume = {12}, year = {2004}, month = {2004}, pages = {141 - 142}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/8861.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {45325, title = {Ricinus ruficapillus n. sp. (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ricinidae) - a second Ricinus species on the Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla (Aves, Passeriformes, Furnariidae)}, journal = {Rudolst{\"a}dter Naturhistorische Schriften}, volume = {12}, year = {2004}, month = {2004}, pages = {129 - 132}, abstract = {

Off a live Rufous-capped Spinetail from S\ão Paulo State, Brazil, Ricinus ruficapillus n.sp. is described and illustrated. Besides Ricinus butleri Oniki, 2000 it is a remarkable record of a second Ricinus species occurred on this host. It is excluded that this is a case of straggling.

}, keywords = {mtax, n. sp., new species, Ricinus}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/8862.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Eberhard Mey and Willis,Edwin O.} } @article {45311, title = {Notes on fly (Muscidae) parasitism of nestlings of south american birds}, journal = {Le Gerfaut}, volume = {73}, year = {1983}, month = {1983}, pages = {281 - 286}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/8847.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {41687, title = {Survey of lice (Mallophaga) and some remarks on their life cycles on birds at Balbina, Amazonas, Brazil}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {50}, year = {1990}, month = {1990}, pages = {615 - 617}, keywords = {Survey}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/4824.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {41688, title = {Morphometrics, molt, cloacal temperatures and ectoparasites in Colombian birds}, journal = {Caldasia}, volume = {16}, year = {1991}, month = {1991}, pages = {519 - 524}, keywords = {Survey}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/4825.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Willis,Edwin O.} } @article {41428, title = {A new species of Trochiloecetes (Mallophaga: Ricinidae) from the saw-billed hermit, Ramphodon naevius (Dumont) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {42}, year = {1982}, note = {a}, month = {1982}, pages = {85 - 87}, keywords = {n.sp., taxonomy, trochilidae, Trochiloecetes}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/4536.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Kary C. Emerson} } @article {41426, title = {Trochiliphagus austini sp. n. (Mallophaga, Trochiloecetidae) from Amazilia candida (Aves, Trochilidae) of Belize, with biological notes}, journal = {Iheringia, S{\'e}rie Zoologia, Porto Alegre}, year = {1995}, month = {1995}, pages = {67 - 71}, keywords = {mtax, n.sp., PHP, trochilidae, Trochiliphagus}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/4534.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {40893, title = {A new species of Picicola (Mallophaga, Philopteridae) from the crescent-chested puffbird, Malacoptila striata (Spix) (Piciformes, Bucconidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {41}, year = {1981}, month = {1981}, pages = {511 - 513}, keywords = {mtax, n.sp., PHP, Picicola}, url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/3845.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Kary C. Emerson} } @article {40894, title = {A new species of Formicaricola (Mallophaga: Philopteridae) from the short-tailed antthrush Chamaeza campanisona (Lichtenstein) (Passeriformes: Formicariidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {42}, year = {1982}, note = {b}, month = {1982}, pages = {193 - 195}, keywords = {Formicaricola, Formicariidae, mtax, n.sp., PHP, taxonomy}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/3846.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Kary C. Emerson} } @article {40418, title = {Ricinus butleri n. sp. (Insecta: Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ricinidae) from the Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla (Aves, Passeriformes, Funariidae)}, journal = {Rudolst{\"a}dter Naturhistorische Schriften}, volume = {10}, year = {2000}, month = {2000}, pages = {53 - 58}, abstract = {

The amblyceran chewing louse Ricinus butleri n. sp. (Ricinidae) is described and illustrated from a Brazilian furnariid, the Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla (Viellot, 1819). It belongs to the R. invadens group. Some experiences about Ricinus infestation on South American passerines are presented.

}, keywords = {Furnariidae, mtax, n.sp., PHP, Ricinus, taxonomy}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/3197.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika} } @article {39064, title = {A new species of Brueelia (Mallophaga: Philopteridae) from the rufous motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus (Vieillot) (Coraciiformes: Momotidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Biologia}, volume = {42}, year = {1982}, note = {c; Brueelia humphrey n. sp., from the rufous motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus is described and illustrated. A review of the status of the two other species of Brueelia described from the blue-crowned motmot is given.}, month = {1982}, pages = {263 - 265}, abstract = {

Brueelia humphrey n. sp. (Mallophga: Philopteridae) is described from specimens off Baryphthengus ruficapillus (Vieillot) taken on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Central America.

}, keywords = {Brueelia, Momotidae, mtax, PHP, taxonomy}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/0436.pdf}, author = {Oniki,Yoshika and Kary C. Emerson} }