Descriptions of seven new species of Brueelia Kéler 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from North American sparrows (Aves: Passeriformes: Passerellidae), and review of host use by Brueelia vulgata

Seven new species of Brueelia are described from North American hosts. They are: Brueelia melospizae sp. nov. from Melospiza georgiana, M. lincolnii, M. melodia, and M. m. fallax; Brueelia californica sp. nov. from Melozone crissalis; Brueelia canyonica sp. nov. from Melozone fusca; Brueelia tenebrosa sp. nov. from Passerella iliaca; Brueelia chlorurae sp. nov. from Pipilo chlorurus; Brueelia hesperides sp. nov. from Pooecetes gramineus confinis; Brueelia cassiopeia sp. nov. from Spizella passerina arizonae and S. p. passerina. Brueelia vulgata and Brueelia angustifrons are redescribed and illustrated. An updated host checklist of the Brueelia-complex species known from the Emberizidae and Passerellidae, and a key to the males of the species described herein are provided.