05379nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001400041245013900055210006900194260001300263300000700276490000700283520444300290653002404733653001404757653001504771653001804786653002604804100002104830700002204851700001704873700001904890700001904909700001904928700001904947700001504966856010804981 2024 eng d a1776-104200aChewing lice of Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) and diversity of louse-host associations of birds in reed beds in Slovakia0 aChewing lice of Bearded Reedling iPanurus biarmicusi and diversi cFeb-2024 a150 v313 a

A total of 1,621 wild birds representing 34 species were examined for chewing lice in reed beds in southwestern Slovakia during the pre-breeding migration 2008–2009 and 2016–2019. A total of 377 (23.3%) birds representing 15 species were parasitized by 26 species of chewing lice of 12 genera. Dominant genera were Penenirmus (with dominance 32.6%) and Menacanthus (29.4%), followed by Brueelia (12.6%), Acronirmus (10.8%), Philopterus (7.7%), and Myrsidea (4.2%). We evaluated 33 host-louse associations including both 1) host-generalist, parasitizing more than one host species and host-specific lice, occurring only on a single host species, and 2) lice species with large range geographic distribution, reported across the range of the distribution of their hosts and lice species with only occasional records from a limited area within the range of their hosts. The Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758), was parasitized by two species of chewing lice, Menacanthus brelihi Balát, 1981 and Penenirmus visendus (Złotorzycka, 1964), with conspicuously different prevalences (5.6% vs. 58.2%, respectively; n = 251). New material enabled us to redescribe both species of lice: the first one is resurrected from previous synonymy as a valid species. A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene was sequenced from these two species in order to assess their relative phylogenetic position within their genera. Our study demonstrates the importance of an adequate identification of parasites, especially on rarely examined and endangered hosts.

Résumé

Au total, 1 621 oiseaux sauvages représentant 34 espèces ont été examinés à la recherche de mallophages dans les roselières du sud-ouest de la Slovaquie au cours de la migration de pré-reproduction 2008–2009 et 2016–2019. Parmi ceux-ci, 377 oiseaux (23,3 %), représentant 15 espèces, étaient parasités par 26 espèces de mallophages de 12 genres. Les genres dominants étaient Penenirmus (avec une dominance de 32,6 %) et Menacanthus (29,4 %), suivis de Brueelia (12,6 %), Acronirmus (10,8 %), Philopterus (7,7 %) et Myrsidea (4,2 %). Nous avons évalué 33 associations mallophage-hôte comprenant à la fois 1) des espèces de mallophages généralistes, parasitant plus d’une espèce hôte, et des mallophages spécifiques, présents uniquement sur une seule espèce hôte et 2) des espèces de mallophages ayant une large répartition géographique, signalées à travers l’étendue de la répartition de leurs hôtes, et des espèces de mallophages avec seulement des observations occasionnelles dans une zone limitée à l’intérieur de l’aire de répartition de leurs hôtes. La Panure à moustaches, Panurus biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758), était parasitée par deux espèces de mallophages, Menacanthus brelihi Balát, 1981 et Penenirmus visendus (Złotorzycka, 1964), avec des prévalences nettement différentes (respectivement 5,6 % et 58,2 %, n = 251). Du nouveau matériel nous a permis de redécrire les deux espèces de mallophages, la première étant ressuscitée de la synonymie précédente en tant qu’espèce valide. Un fragment du gène mitochondrial de la cytochrome oxydase I a été séquencé à partir de ces deux espèces afin d’évaluer leur position phylogénétique relative au sein de leurs genres. Notre étude démontre l’importance d’une identification adéquate des parasites, en particulier sur les hôtes rarement examinés et menacés.

10aAcronirmus gracilis10aintensity10aPrevalence10aredescription10aRostrinirmus ruficeps1 aSychra, Oldřich1 aSušilová, Lucie1 aNajer, Tomas1 aLiterák, Ivan1 aPapoušek, Ivo1 aMartinů, Jana1 aTrnka, Alfréd1 aČapek, M. uhttps://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2024/01/parasite230144/parasite230144.html02835nas a2200277 4500008004100000022002500041245011100066210006900177260001400246300001200260490000700272520196800279653002902247653001802276653001402294653002202308100002102330700002202351700002102373700001702394700001902411700001902430700001902449700001502468856007402483 2022 eng d a0269-283X, 1365-291500aChewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia, with a special focus on Panurus biarmicus0 aChewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia with a  cJune 2023 a300-3070 v373 a

A total of 1185 passerine birds representing five species were examined for chewing lice in reed beds in southwestern Slovakia in spring (April) 2008, 2009 and 2016. Additional collecting focused only on chewing lice from Panurus biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Panuridae) was carried out in spring (April), summer (July) and autumn (October) 2019. A total of 283 (24%) birds were parasitized by 10 species of chewing lice of four genera: Penenirmus, Menacanthus, Philopterus, and Brueelia. Most birds showed only very light (1–10 lice/host; 74%) to light infestations (11–20 lice/host; 16%). The authors found significantly higher prevalences and mean abundances of chewing lice on residents/short-distance migrants, that is, P. biarmicus, Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck, 1823) (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae), than on long-distance migratory birds, that is, Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804), Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae), Locustella luscinioides (Savi, 1824) (Passeriformes: Locustellidae). No significant difference was found in the total mean intensity of chewing lice between these two groups of birds. Ischnoceran lice were more prevalent and abundant than amblyceran lice on residents and short-distance migrants, whereas the opposite was found on bird species that migrate long distances. A total of 146 (58%, n = 251) P. biarmicus were parasitized by 1490 chewing lice. Males of P. biarmicus showed higher prevalence and mean abundance than females with gradually descending values of prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity from spring to autumn. The knowledge of the occurrence and population dynamics of lice on wild passerine birds can be useful in endangered species conservation programs and can also be applied to captive passerine birds, which may be analogous to resident birds in this sense.

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10aAcrocephalus melanopogon10aectoparasites10aMigration10aSexual dimorphism1 aSychra, Oldřich1 aOslejskova, Lucie1 aSkoupá, Žaneta1 aNajer, Tomas1 aLiterák, Ivan1 aPapoušek, Ivo1 aTrnka, Alfréd1 aČapek, M. uhttps://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.1263102263nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001400041245011200055210006900167260001600236300000900252490000800261520124400269653001601513653003401529653003501563653003101598653004001629653003701669653003401706653004001740653004001780100002601820700001701846700001701863700002001880856007301900 2022 eng d a2118-977300aNew species of Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818 (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with notes on Cypseloecus Conci, 19410 aNew species of Philopterus Nitzsch 1818 Ischnocera Philopteridae cFeb-04-2022 a1-520 v7903 a

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.

10anew species10aPhilopterus afropari sp. nov.10aPhilopterus coriaceus sp. nov.10aPhilopterus hebes sp. nov.10aPhilopterus micropunctatus sp. nov.10aPhilopterus pseudhirundo sp. nov10aPhilopterus sinensis sp. nov.10aPhilopterus stansburyensis sp. nov.10aPhilopterus trepostephanus sp. nov.1 aGustafsson, Daniel, R1 aNajer, Tomas1 aZou, Fasheng1 aBush, Sarah, E. uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/164102207nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245015500055210006900210260001200279300001000291490000700301520116000308653005101468653004601519653001101565653002101576653001601597653001901613653005601632653002401688653001201712100001701724700002101741700001901762700002001781700001501801700001701816856006001833 2012 eng d a1230-282100aChewing lice (Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Brueelia and Philopteroides0 aChewing lice Phthiraptera from wild birds in Senegal with descri c01-2012 a90-980 v573 a

A total of 170 wild birds from Senegal, belonging to 48 species and 9 orders, were searched for lice in 2005 and 2007. Chewing
lice were found on 58 birds of 18 species and 5 orders (Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Coraciiformes, Galliformes and
Passeriformes). Twenty-two species of chewing lice of 13 genera were determined. Other nine samples of chewing lice that represent
a new host-parasite association were determined at generic level only, because only one sex or nymph of these lice were
found. Our records represent the first louse records from passerines Camaroptera brachyura (Cisticolidae), Chalcomitra senegalensis
(Nectariniidae), Corvinella corvina (Laniidae), Laniarius barbarus (Malaconotidae), Prinia erythroptera (Cisticolidae)
and Turdus pelios (Turdidae). Descriptions and illustrations are given for Brueelia chalcomitrae Najer et Sychra sp. nov.
ex Chalcomitra senegalensis (Nectariniidae), Brueelia priniae Najer et Sychra sp. nov. ex Prinia subflava (Cisticolidae), and
Philopteroides terpsiphoni Najer et Sychra sp. nov. ex Terpsiphone viridis (Monarchidae).

10aBrueelia chalcomitrae Najer et Sychra sp. nov.10aBrueelia priniae Najer et Sychra sp. nov.10aCoucal10anew host records10anew species10aPhilopteroides10aPhilopteroides terpsiphoni Najer et Sychra sp. nov.10aRallicola centropus10aSunbird1 aNajer, Tomas1 aSychra, Oldřich1 aLiterák, Ivan1 aProchazka, Petr1 aČapek, M.1 aKoubek, Petr uhttps://www.degruyter.com/doi/10.2478/s11686-012-0005-x02457nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245015200055210006900207260001300276300001300289490000700302520151100309653002301820653001901843653001801862653003401880653002701914653002801941653002701969100001701996700001902013700002102032700002202053700002302075856008102098 2021 eng d a0022-258500aCombining Nuclear and Mitochondrial Loci Provides Phylogenetic Information in the Philopterus Complex of Lice (Psocodea: Ischnocera: Philopteridae)0 aCombining Nuclear and Mitochondrial Loci Provides Phylogenetic I cJan 2021 a252–260 v583 a

The Philopterus Complex includes several lineages of lice that occur on birds. The complex includes the genera Philopterus (Nitzsch, 1818; Psocodea: Philopteridae), Philopteroides (Mey, 2004; Psocodea: Philopteridae), and many other lineages that have sometimes been regarded as separate genera. Only a few studies have investigated the phylogeny of this complex, all of which are based on morphological data. Here we evaluate the utility of nuclear and mitochondrial loci for recovering the phylogeny within this group. We obtained phylogenetic trees from 39 samples of the Philopterus Complex (Psocodea: Philopteridae), using sequences of two nuclear (hyp and TMEDE6) and one mitochondrial (COI) marker. We evaluated trees derived from these genes individually as well as from concatenated sequences. All trees show 20 clearly demarcated taxa (i.e., putative species) divided into five well-supported clades. Percent sequence divergence between putative species (~5–30%) for the COI gene tended to be much higher than those for the nuclear genes (~1–15%), as expected. In cases where species are described, the lineages identified based on molecular divergence correspond to morphologically defined species. In some cases, species that are host generalists exhibit additional underlying genetic variation and such cases need to be explored by further future taxonomic revisions of the Philopterus Complex.

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10agenetic divergence10amolecular data10aPasseriformes10aPhilopteroides cucphuongensis10aPhilopteroides flavala10aPhilopterus gustafssoni10aTyranniphilopterus sp.1 aNajer, Tomas1 aPapoušek, Ivo1 aSychra, Oldřich1 aSweet, Andrew, D.1 aJohnson, Kevin, P. uhttps://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjaa166/589602703183nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001600041245015900057210006900216300001000285520216500295653002702460653001702487653002602504653001302530653001602543653001702559653002802576653001802604100001702622700001902639700001902658700001902677700002002696700002302716700001802739700001902757700002102776856007202797 2020 eng d a2118 - 977300aNew records of Philopterus (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Acrocephalidae and Locustellidae, with description of one new species from Regulidae0 aNew records of iPhilopterusi Ischnocera Philopteridae from Acroc a37 pp3 a

One species of the louse genus Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818 is redescribed and illustrated: Philopterus acrocephalus Carriker, 1949 ex Acrocephalus luscinius (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830), A. melanopogon (Temminck, 1823), A. scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804), A. schoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758), Iduna aedon rufescens Stegmann, 1929, I. rama (Sykes, 1832), Locustella sp. and L. ochotensis (von Middendorff, 1853). Philopterus acrocephalus represents the first species of the Philopterus-complex recorded in the family Locustellidae Bonaparte, 1854. Philopterus gustafssoni sp. nov. is described ex Regulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758), R. regulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758), R. regulus azoricus Seebohm, 1883, R. regulus buturlini von Loudon, 1911, R. regulus sanctaemariae Vaurie, 1954, R. regulus tristis Pleske, 1892 and R. ignicapillus (Temminck, 1820). Descriptions of both species are amended with genetic data, DNA sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I, nuclear hyp and TMEDE6; concatenated sequences are compared to the morphologically nearest species with genetic data available, Philopterus citrinellae (Schrank, 1776) and Philopterus fringillae (Scopoli, 1772). Holotype of Philopterus reguli (Denny, 1842) is pronounced to be a straggler, determination of other known material from Regulidae is changed for Philopterus gustafssoni sp. nov.

 A response to this publication : Mey (2020), Notes on the descriptions of some Philopterus species (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae s. l.) of Reed warblers (Acrocephalidae), Kinglets (Regulidae) and Tits (Paridae): a response, VERNATE vol 39; 153-167 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347388567_Notes_on_the_descriptions_of_some_Philopterus_species_Insecta_Phthiraptera_Ischnocera_Philopteridae_s_l_of_Reed_warblers_Acrocephalidae_Kinglets_Regulidae_and_Tits_Paridae_a_response or http://phthiraptera.info/node/95393

10aAcrocephalus luscinius10aChewing lice10aIduna aedon rufescens10akinglets10anew species10aPasseriforme10aPhilopterus gustafssoni10areed warblers1 aNajer, Tomas1 aPapoušek, Ivo1 aAdam, Costică1 aTrnka, Alfréd1 aQuach, Van, Thi1 aNguyen, Chinh_Ngoc1 aFigura, Roman1 aLiterák, Ivan1 aSychra, Oldřich uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/91102540nas a2200421 4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260001600256300000800272490000900280520130400289653001501593653001001608653001301618653001801631653001501649653001701664653001901681653000901700653001601709653001601725653001501741653002401756653003201780653001601812653001801828653001901846653001601865653001701881653000901898100001701907700002101924700001801945700001901963700002301982856011302005 2014 eng d a1175-532600aChewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) from wild birds in southern Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species0 aChewing lice Phthiraptera Amblycera and Ischnocera from wild bir cDec-01-2015 a4190 v37553 a

A total of 239 individuals of 50 bird species were examined for chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) in southern Vietnam. Fifty-six birds of 20 species were parasitised by 15 species of lice belonging to 10 genera from two suborders, Amblycera: Menacanthus, Meromenopon, Myrsidea, and Ischnocera: Alcedoecus, Brueelia, Cuculicola, Meropoecus, Penenirmus, Philopteroides and Philopterus. Thirteen louse samples from Passeriformes were identified to genus only because they contain inadequate material. A total of 29 host-louse associations were found, of which nine are new, including: (1) two new species of the genus Brueelia, which are described and named in this paper: Brueelia binhchauensis from Megalaima lineata (Vieillot, 1816) (Piciformes: Megalaimidae), and Brueelia malacocincla from Malacocincla abbotti Blyth, 1845 (Passeriformes: Pellorneidae); (2) first records of lice from Cyornis hainanus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1900); and (3) the first record of Myrsidea claytoni Hellenthal & Price, 2003 from Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin, 1788) (Passeriformes: Eurylaimidae), here regarded as a case of natural host-switching. A portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene for some species of chewing lice was sequenced in order to assess their genetic divergences.

10aAlcedoecus10abirds10aBrueelia10aCoraciiformes10aCuculicola10aCuculiformes10ahost-switching10alice10aMenacanthus10aMeromenopon10aMeropoecus10aMyrsidea Penenirmus10anew host-louse associations10anew species10aPasseriformes10aPhilopteroides10aPhilopterus10aPhthiraptera10aPici1 aNajer, Tomas1 aSychra, Oldřich1 aKOUNEK, FILIP1 aPapoušek, Ivo1 aHung, Nguyen, Manh uhttp://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.3755.5http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3755.5.2