Insects found in birds’ nests from the Neotropical Region (except Argentina) and immigrant species of Neotropical origin in the Nearctic Region

Abstract

Neotropical birds’ nests have received a great deal of attention because sylvatic species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and parasitic flies of the genus Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) were discovered inside them. Those insects known in birds’ nests from Argentina, the chacoan region of Bolivia, and the southern portion of Brazil and Uruguay were extensively but not completely summarized by Turienzo & Di Iorio (2007). The present contribution summarizes all insects known to occur in birds’ nests from the Neotropical Region (except for Argentina and the Antarctic Region of adjacent countries), updating Hicks’ catalogues for this part of the world. Regarding birds, the list comprises 172 taxa identified to species (in 38 families), 8 to genus (in 6 families), 6 to family (in 4 families), and 27 birds´nests not identified. Regarding insects of the Neotropical region, 123 were identified to species (13 Blattaria; 5 Coleoptera; 26 Diptera; 34 Hemiptera; 15 Hymenoptera; 23 Psocoptera; 6 Siphonaptera; 1 Thysanura), 96 to genus (5 Blattaria; 8 Coleoptera; 48 Diptera; 4 Hemiptera; 6 Hymenoptera; 25 Psocoptera), 63 to superfamily, family or subfamily (1 Blattaria; 21 Coleoptera; 10 Diptera; 7 Hemiptera; 14 Hymenoptera; 1 Isoptera; 3 Orthoptera; 5 Psocoptera; 1 Thysanoptera), and 34 to order (6 Blattaria [including 1 Mantodea]; 6 Coleoptera; 3 Diptera; 3 Embioptera; 2 Hemiptera; 3 Hymenoptera; 1 Thysanoptera; 2 Isoptera; 4 Lepidoptera; 1 Orthoptera; 1 Phthiraptera; 2 Psocoptera). Associations of Neotropical insects with birds´nests were extracted from 392 references including original and posterior citations. Some North American species of insects that are neotropical immigrants are discussed, while a few other had been accidentally introduced in both directions. Synonymies, old combinations, misidentifications, original localities, amounts of insects, and repositories when they were stated, are provided.

Insects found in birds’ nests from Argentina: cytogenetic studies in Cimicidae (Hemiptera) and its taxonomical and phylogenetic implications

“…Three species of Haematosiphoninae are known from Argentina: Acanthocrios furnarii (Cordero & Vogelsang, 1928), Ornithocoris toledoi Pinto, 1927, andPsitticimex uritui (Lent &Abalos, 1946). They all feed on diverse avian hosts in their nests (Usinger 1966, Turienzo & Di Iorio 2007, Carpintero & Aramburú 2007, Di Iorio & Turienzo 2009, Santillán et al 2009a, 2009b.…”

“…Phylogeny on the origin and evolution of the species of the subfamily Haematosiphoninae (modified fromUsinger 1966, andTurienzo 2009) based on their morphological and cytogenetic characteristics, and habitats (diploid autosomal number, sex chromosome system, chromosomal rearrangements, bird's hosts). Primary birds' hosts: Apodidae (A), Hirundinidae (H), Psittacidae (P), and raptor birds (R).…”

Insectos en nidos de aves de la Argentina;: Asthenes dorbignyi (Reichenbach, 1853) [Aves: Furnariidae&#093

“…Dasypsyllus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) es un género de pulgas que parasitan mayormente aves (Di Iorio & Turienzo, 2009, y existen registros esporádicos sobre roedores (Hastriter & Schlatter, 2006). Las especies de este género se distribuyen desde los Estados Unidos (Alaska), incluyendo México, Panamá, Venezuela, Perú hasta Argentina, Chile y las islas Falklands (Tabla 2).…”

“…Especies del género Dasypsyllus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), sus aves hospedadoras y lugares en que fueron halladas. Datos extraídos de Di Iorio & Turienzo (2009…”

Prevalence and consequences of ants and other arthropods in active nests of Midwestern birds

“…Birds are well known for their nest-building behavior and species range from creating simple scratches on the ground that barely persist for a single breeding period, to complex structures that can be used for generations (Hansell 2010;Scott 2010). In addition to housing the bird eggs and nestlings, these nests can host a large diversity of arthopods (Hicks 1959;Di Iorio and Turienzo 2009). Many of these organisms are assumed to have facultative associations with birds and their nests, but others, such as ectoparasitic fleas, ticks, nest mites and bed bugs, form obligate relationships with their hosts.…”