TY - JOUR T1 - Chewing lice of Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) and diversity of louse-host associations of birds in reed beds in Slovakia JF - Parasite Y1 - 2024 DO - 10.1051/parasite/2024006 A1 - Oldřich Sychra A1 - Lucie Sušilová A1 - Tomas Najer A1 - Ivan Literák A1 - Ivo Papoušek A1 - Jana Martinů A1 - Trnka,Alfréd A1 - M. Čapek SP - 15 KW - Acronirmus gracilis KW - intensity KW - Prevalence KW - redescription KW - Rostrinirmus ruficeps AB -

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.

VL - 31 UR - https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2024/01/parasite230144/parasite230144.html IS - 8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Review of the chewing louse fauna of the invasive common myna (Acridotheres tristis), with new records from Palestine and a redescription of Brueelia chayanh Ansari, 1955 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Brueelia-complex) JF - Zootaxa Y1 - 2023 DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.3 A1 - Bashar Jarayseh A1 - Maria Amaya A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson SP - 325 EP - 351 KW - Chewing lice KW - common myna KW - Invasive species KW - new synonymy KW - redescription KW - sorting events KW - Sturnidoecus tristisae AB -

Palestine hosts a large diversity of birds, with 393 recorded species, but little data are available on the chewing lice fauna found on these birds. In this study, we surveyed the species of chewing lice found on the common myna, Acridotheres tristis, which is one of the most invasive bird species in the world. Forty-five mynas were examined to collect their ectoparasites, which were preserved and slide mounted. Among the 1004 chewing lice processed, we identified two species: Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) (prevalence 100%) and Brueelia chayanh Ansari, 1955 (prevalence 82.2%). No other species of chewing louse known from A. tristis in its native range was found, showing a possible sorting event in the founding population of common myna in the region. Prevalence (100%) and abundance (22.3) were high compared to similar studies of the common myna. To contribute to future research on the lice of common mynas, we provide an annotated checklist of the louse species reported from this host globally. Also, we redescribe and illustrate Brueelia chayanh, and place Sturnidoecus tristisae Bughio et al., 2018 as a new junior synonym of Sturnidoecus bannoo Ansari, 1968.  

VL - 5383 UR - https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5383.3.3 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Redescription of Lipeurus tropicalis Peters, 1931 (Phthiraptera: Ichnocera: Philopteridae) from Hyderabad district, Sindh, Pakistan with reference to its Morpho-taxonomical and genital studies JF - Pure Applied Biology Y1 - 2023 DO - 10.19045/bspab.2023.120058 A1 - Shaikh, Farheen A1 - Naz,Saima A1 - Birmani, Nadir Ali SP - 560 EP - 566 KW - Hyderabad KW - morpho-taxonomy KW - Pea fowl KW - redescription KW - Sindh KW - Turkey fowl AB -

The dark pigmented large size common wing louse Lipeurus tropicalis Peters, 1931(Phthiraptera: Ichnocera: Philopteridae) was recorded new hosts and new locality records from Hyderabad district, Sindh, Pakista. The specimens were collected from Meleagris gallopavo (Linnaeus, 1758) Turkey fowland Pavo cristatus Linnaeus1758.Pea fowl (Galliformes: Phasianidae) from urban and rural area of Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan. The species redescribed Morpho-taxonomically with special reference to its chaetotaxy and genitalia of both male and female sexes. The purpose of the present study is to compile the checklist of galliform chewing lice fauna and identify maximum number of species from Hyderabad, Sindh, region Pakistan.

VL - 12 UR - https://www.thepab.org/files/2023/March-2023/PAB-MS-2210-093.pdf IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Redescription of Chelopistes meleagridis (Linnaeus) (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Pakistan with reference to its morpho-taconomical and genitalial studies JF - Pakistan Journal of Entomology Karachi Y1 - 2003 A1 - Naz,Saima A1 - Syed Anser Rizvi A1 - Zubair Ahmad SP - 29 EP - 35 KW - genitalia KW - Karachi KW - morpho-taxonomy KW - Pakistan KW - redescription KW - turkey fowls VL - 18 UR - https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/95914.pdf IS - 1 & 2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Redescripción del macho de Bovicola bovis (Linne, 1758) Keller, 1938 (Mallophaga: Ischnocera) JF - Revista Ibérica de Parasitología Y1 - 1984 A1 - Aguirre,J. M. A1 - Benítez-Rodríguez,Rocío A1 - J. Gallego A1 - María D. Soler-Cruz SP - 219 EP - 225 KW - Male KW - Mallophaga KW - redescription VL - 44 UR - https://bibliotecavirtual.ranf.com/es/consulta/registro.do?control=RANFE20090120198 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calidolipeurus, new genus for Lipeurus megalops Piaget, 1880 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Oxylipeurus-complex), with a redescription of the type species and a preliminary key to the Oxylipeurus-complex JF - European Journal of Taxonomy Y1 - 2020 DO - 10.5852/ejt.2020.686 A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Lujia Lei A1 - Fasheng Zou SP - 15 pp KW - Calidolipeurus gen. nov. KW - Calidolipeurus megalops gen. et comb. nov. KW - new genus KW - Oxylipeurus-complex KW - redescription AB -

The chewing louse species Lipeurus megalops Piaget, 1880, is redescribed and illustrated. This species has previously been placed in the genus Oxylipeurus Mjöberg, 1910, but marked differences in preantennal structure, male and female genitalia, abdominal chaetotaxy, and structure of abdominal plates indicate that this species is not closely related to other species in this genus. We therefore erect a new genus, Calidolipeurus gen. nov. for this species. Calidolipeurus is presently monotypic, containing only Calidolipeurus megalops gen. et comb. nov. We also provide a preliminary key to the Oxylipeurus-complex.

UR - https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1029 IS - 686 JO - EJT ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Descriptions of three congeneric species of chewing lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, including a new genus and a new species JF - Zootaxa Y1 - 2020 DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.3.4 A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Fasheng Zou SP - 488 EP - 512 KW - congeneric KW - Meleagris gallopavo KW - new genus KW - new species KW - Oxylipeurus-complex KW - redescription KW - Turkey KW - Valimia KW - Valimia necopinata AB -

The lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex parasitising the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, belong to a previously undescribed genus. In this paper, we describe this genus as Valimia new genus, redescribe two of its species: Lipeurus polytrapezius Burmeister, 1838 and Oxylipeurus corpulentus Clay, 1938, and describe the new species Valimia necopinata, discovered during our examination of samples of the two known species. This occurrence represents the first record of three congeneric species of chewing lice parasitising the same host individual.

VL - 4801 UR - https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4801.3.4 IS - 3 JO - Zootaxa ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A revision of Strigiphilus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Japan JF - Zootaxa Y1 - 2020 DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.4.3 A1 - Megumi Shimada A1 - Kazunori Yoshizawa SP - 501 EP - 521 KW - Chewing lice KW - Japan KW - key to species KW - new species KW - new synonymy KW - Otus bakkamoena semitorques KW - Otus sunia japonicus KW - redescription KW - Strigiphilus stenocephalus AB -

The Japanese species of the genus Strigiphilus Mjöberg, 1910 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) are revised. Six species are recorded, including a new species belonging to the cursitans species-group: Strigiphilus stenocephalus new species, described from the type host Otus bakkamoena semitorques and based on specimens originally identified and reported by Uchida (1949) as Strigiphilus rostratus (Burmeister, 1838). A lectotype for Strigiphilus laticephalus (Uchida, 1949) (type host: Strix aluco yamadae) is designated and redescribed, and this louse species is synonymized under Strigiphilus cursor (Burmeister, 1838). Strigiphilus ceblebrachys (Denny, 1842), S. heterogenitalis Emerson & Elbel, 1957 and S. tuleskovi Balát, 1958 are recorded for the first time in Japan. Also, Strix uralensis and Otus sunia japonicus are recorded as new hosts for Strigiphilus heterogenitalis and S. tuleskovi respectively

VL - 4779 UR - https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4779.4.3 IS - 4 JO - Zootaxa ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of the Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus in China JF - Wader Study Y1 - 2019 DO - 10.18194/ws.00161 A1 - Daniel R Gustafsson A1 - Lujia Lei A1 - Xingzhi Chu A1 - Xuebing Zhao A1 - Fasheng Zou SP - 217 EP - 227 KW - new hosts KW - new location KW - redescription AB -

Two species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) were collected from seven Grey- headed Lapwings Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842), caught in Jinshanyakou, Yunnan Province, China. They are Actornithophilus hoplopteri (Mjöberg, 1910a) and Quadra- ceps sinensis Timmermann, 1954a. Both species represent new records for China and V. cinereus represents a new host record for A. hoplopteri. As neither species has previously been adequately described, we here present illustrations and descriptions of both species, as well as short notes on the microhabitat of both species.

VL - 126 UR - https://www.waderstudygroup.org/article/13056/ IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A NOTE OF CATTLE EGRET LOUSE, CICONIPHILUS DECIMFASCIATUS (AMBLYCERA : PHTHIRAPTERA : INSECTA) JF - Journal of Experimental Zoology, India Y1 - 2019 A1 - Surendra Kumar A1 - Ghazi Khan A1 - Nayanci Bansal A1 - Aftab Ahmad SP - 533 EP - 536 KW - cattle egret louse KW - Ciconiphilus KW - Haematophagous KW - redescription AB -

Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus is known to infest the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis). A look on literature reveals that certain morphological features of the louse deserve rediscription. Present report supplements the rediscription of the C. decimfasciatus. Furthermore, an analysis of the crop content of the aforesaid louse indicates that 69% percentage of the specimen examined contained red content compatible with the host blood. Sex and stage related differences in the degree of haematophagy of the louse have also been noted.

VL - 22 UR - http://www.connectjournals.com/toc2.php?abstract=2936401H_533A.pdf&&bookmark=CJ-033215 IS - 1 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 -