TY - JOUR T1 - Chewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia, with a special focus on Panurus biarmicus JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology Y1 - 2022 DO - 10.1111/mve.12631 A1 - Oldřich Sychra A1 - Lucie Oslejskova A1 - Žaneta Skoupá A1 - Tomas Najer A1 - Ivan Literák A1 - Ivo Papoušek A1 - Trnka,Alfréd A1 - M. Čapek SP - 8 pp KW - Acrocephalus melanopogon KW - ectoparasites KW - Migration KW - Sexual dimorphism AB -

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

UR - https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12631 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia JF - Zootaxa Y1 - 2021 DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.5069.1.1 A1 - Lucie Oslejskova A1 - Krištofík,Ján A1 - Trnka,Alfréd A1 - Oldřich Sychra SP - 1 EP - 80 KW - birds KW - checklist KW - Chewing lice KW - host-louse associations KW - mammals KW - New records KW - Slovakia KW - species AB -

This checklist includes taxa of chewing lice from published records, old collections, and recently collected material from birds and mammals in Slovakia. Data from established collections correspond to five different periods: (1) 1925–1939, collection of Karel Pfleger; (2) 1946–1978, collection of František Balát; (3) 1974–1985, collection of Vladimír Straka; (4) 1997–2012, collection of Ján Krištofík; and (5) 2008–2019, a collection made by the authors of this paper. A total of 255 species of feather lice—67 amblyceran species in 22 genera of families Laemobothriidae, Menoponidae and Ricinidae, and 188 ischnoceran species in 54 genera of the family Philopteridae—and 366 host-louse associations are listed from 171 bird species in 21 orders. In addition, eight species of chewing lice in five genera of the family Trichodectidae are listed from eight species of mammals. Species of chewing lice are reported from about 240 different locations throughout the territory of Slovakia. Also, 43 species of lice and 20 host-louse associations for Slovakia, as well as four host-louse associations for the world, are included as new records. A host-louse list of recorded species is also given.  

Erratum: An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia. Zootaxa 2021; 5069: 001080. Zootaxa. 2022; 5091(4): 599. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.8 . https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5091.4.8 See attachment 95502 Erratum.pdf

VL - 5069 UR - https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5069.1.1 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands JF - Parasite Y1 - 2020 DO - 10.1051/parasite/2020063 A1 - Lucie Oslejskova A1 - Sarka Kounkova A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Resendes, Roberto A1 - Pedro Rodrigues A1 - Ivan Literák A1 - Oldřich Sychra SP - 16 pp KW - Chewing lice KW - flea KW - Guimaraesiella amsel KW - Guimaraesiella tovornikae KW - Guimaraesiella tristis KW - Hippoboscida KW - louse-fl KW - Myrsidea sylviae KW - Passeriforme KW - Philopterus gustafssoni KW - Phoresy KW - Siphonaptera KW - Turdinirmus merulensis AB -

A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), three species of fleas Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. and Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), and 11 species of chewing lice belonging to the genera Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera: Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus and Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) were recorded. At least one species of ectoparasite was found on 114 birds of six species. Guimaraesiella tovornikae and Myrsidea sylviae from Sylvia atricapilla are redescribed. Records of Ceratophyllus sp. and Sturnidoecus sp. from Turdus merula represent new parasite-host associations. Phoresy of Guimaraesiella amsel on Ornithoica turdi was also found. Parasitological parameters such as prevalence, intensity and abundance and geographic distribution of recorded ectoparasites are provided.

French  title: Insectes ectoparasites de passereaux sauvages aux Açores

Résumé

Un total de 266 passereaux sauvages (Passeriformes) de trois îles de l’archipel des Açores, représentant huit espèces et neuf sous-espèces, ont été examinés pour la recherche d’ectoparasites. Deux espèces de mouches-araignées, Ornithomya avicularia et Ornithoica turdi (Diptera : Hippoboscidae), trois espèces de puces, Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. et Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae), et onze espèces de mallophages appartenant aux genres Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera : Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera : Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus et Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera : Philopteridae) sont signalées. Au moins une espèce d’ectoparasite a été trouvée sur 114 oiseaux de six espèces. Guimaraesiella tovornikae et Myrsidea sylviae, de Sylvia atricapilla, sont redécrits. Les signalements de Ceratophyllus sp. et Sturnidoecus sp. chez Turdus merula représentent de nouvelles associations parasites-hôtes. La phorésie de Guimaraesiella amsel sur Ornithoica turdi a également été trouvée. Les paramètres parasitologiques des ectoparasites signalés, tels que la prévalence, l'intensité, l'abondance et la répartition géographique, sont fournis.

VL - 27 UR - https://www.parasite-journal.org/10.1051/parasite/2020063 IS - 64 JO - Parasite ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from African hosts, with a redescription of Nirmus bicurvatus Piaget, 1880 JF - European Journal of Taxonomy Y1 - 2019 DO - 10.5852/ejt.2019.507 A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Fasheng Zou A1 - Lucie Oslejskova A1 - Tomas Najer A1 - Oldřich Sychra KW - Brueelia complex KW - host specificity. KW - new species KW - species diversity AB -

Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 are described and illustrated. All of them parasitize African endemic host species in the families Passeridae, Ploceidae, and Estrildidae (Passeriformes). They are: Brueelia pofadderensis sp. nov. ex Passer melanurus damarensis Reichenow, 1902 and P. m. vicinus Clancey, 1958; B. semiscalaris sp. nov. ex Granatina granatina (Linnaeus, 1758); B. sima sp. nov. ex Malimbus nitens (Gray, 1831); B. terpsichore sp. nov. ex Euplectes jacksoni (Sharpe, 1891) and E. progne delamerei (Shelley, 1903). In addition, Brueelia bicurvata (Piaget, 1880) is redescribed and reillustrated from non-type material. A summary of all published records of lice in the Brueelia complex from Africa since 1980 is provided. We also estimate the unknown diversity of African species of Brueelia based on an index of host specificity calculated for each host family independently. The unknown diversity is estimated to be over 1000 species of Brueelia from African hosts, compared to the < 50 species in this genus currently recorded from Africa.

UR - https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/659 IS - 507 JO - EJT ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Redescriptions of thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia- complex (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae), with one new synonymy and a neotype designation for Nirmus lais Giebel, 1874 JF - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Y1 - 2019 DO - 10.3897/dez.66.32423 A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Lucie Oslejskova A1 - Tomas Najer A1 - Oldřich Sychra A1 - Fasheng Zou SP - 17 EP - 39 KW - lectotype KW - neotype KW - redescription AB -

Thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex are redescribed and illustrat- ed. They are: Brueelia blagovescenskyi Balát, 1955, ex Emberiza schoeniclus (Linnae- us, 1758); B. breueri Balát, 1955, ex Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758); B. conocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940) ex Sitta europaea (Linnaeus, 1758); B. ferianci Balát, 1955, ex Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758); B. glizi Balát, 1955, ex Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758; B. kluzi Balát, 1955, ex Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758; B. kratochvili Balát, 1958, ex Motacilla flava Linnaeus, 1758; B. matvejevi Balát, 1981, ex Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758; B. pelikani Balát, 1958, ex Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli, 1769; B. rosickyi Balát, 1955, ex Sylvia nisoria (Bechstein, 1792); B. vaneki Balát, 1981, ex Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758); Guimaraesiella haftorni (Balát, 1958) ex Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1758; G. lais (Giebel, 1874) ex Luscinia megarhyn- chos (Brehm, 1831). Redescriptions are made from type material where available. Holo- types are identified in Balát’s material when possible, and lectotypes are designated for B. blagovescenskyi, B. breueri, B. glizi, B. ferianci, B. kluzi, B. kratochvili, B. pelikani, and B. rosickyi; a neotype of Nirmus lais Giebel, 1874 is designated. Brueelia weberi Balát, 1982, is placed as a synonym of Brueelia conocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940).

VL - 66 UR - https://dez.pensoft.net/article/32423 IS - 1 ER -