02171nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245015200055210006900207260001600276300001200292490000800304520119900312653002101511653001601532653002401548653001401572653001501586653001601601100001701617700001701634700002001651700001701671700002601688856019101714 2022 eng d a0022-339500aPhylogenetic Relationships of Guimaraesiella and Priceiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from Babblers and Non-Babblers (Passeriformes)0 aPhylogenetic Relationships of iGuimaraesiellai and iPriceiellai  cMar-03-2022 a107-1210 v1083 a

Babblers (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Pellorneidae, Timaliidae) are parasitized by more genera of lice of the Brueelia complex than any other group of songbirds. However, the relationships of these louse groups are poorly known. We here try to resolve the relationships between Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella), Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella), and their putative sister group Priceiella by using mitochondrial cytochrome c subunit 1 (COI), 12S, and 16S sequences. Our data indicate that G. (Cicchinella) forms a monophyletic group of lice from babblers, but the relationship between G. (Guimaraesiella), G. (Cicchinella), and Priceiella could not be resolved. Moreover, the position of the third lineage of babbler-specific lice, containing only the aberrant species Guimaraesiella montisodalis, is unresolved. Morphologically, this species is different from all other Guimaraesiella in several characters and may represent a distinct lineage. We present some data indicating that (1) the Nanling Mountain range may be a biogeographical barrier to chewing lice and (2) host participation in mixed-species feeding flocks may influence host associations in Brueelia-complex chewing lice.

10aBrueelia complex10aCicchinella10aMixed-species flock10aPhylogeny10aPriceiella10aSouth China1 aTian, Chunpo1 aYu, Xiaoping1 aWang, Zhengzhen1 aZou, Fasheng1 aGustafsson, Daniel, R uhttps://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-108/issue-2/21-91/Phylogenetic-Relationships-of-Guimaraesiella-and-Priceiella-Phthiraptera--Ischnocera-from/10.1645/21-91.short