New records of Philopterus (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Acrocephalidae and Locustellidae, with description of one new species from Regulidae

Najer, Tomas; Papoušek, Ivo; Adam, Costică; Trnka, Alfréd; Quach, Van Thi; Nguyen, Chinh Ngoc; Figura, Roman; Literák, Ivan; Sychra, Oldřich

doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.632

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“…Within the ischnoceran tree, we recovered 14 genetically distinct lineages, several of which we were able to morphologically identify (Figure 3). This is not particularly surprising as numerous ischnoceran species and host associations are being discovered and described globally (e.g., [58,[82][83][84][85][86][87][88]). However, these new descriptions often come from areas that are traditionally understudied in terms of host and louse diversity.…”

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Restricted Geographic Sampling Yields Low Parasitism Rates but Surprisingly Diverse Host Associations in Avian Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Texas

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South Texas is a highly variable region encompassing multiple habitat types and harboring a wide diversity of organisms. However, the parasite fauna in this region is poorly known, especially for avian ectoparasites such as lice. To better understand avian louse diversity and host associations in South Texas, we examined a total of 507 birds for chewing lice. Lice were morphologically identified to genus and phylogenetic analysis was performed using one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear (18S rRNA and EF-1α) genes. Of the birds examined, 69 (13.5%) were parasitized by lice resulting in a total of 63 host associations across 45 bird species, 29 of which were previously unrecorded. The predominant taxa encountered during this study included two of the most diverse louse genera, Myrsidea and Brueelia. Molecular analyses revealed 21 distinct genetic lineages, 17 of which are associated with novel host associations and may represent new species. This study represents the first extensive examination of avian louse host associations and relationships in Texas and reveals that there is still much to be learned about ectoparasite diversity in the New World.

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Restricted Geographic Sampling Yields Low Parasitism Rates but Surprisingly Diverse Host Associations in Avian Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Texas

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“…Subsequently, Straka (1987) recorded 105 species of lice from 81 hosts with a total of 111 host-louse associations from an additional 33 locations. Other partial reports of lice from Slovakia were published by Balát (1952Balát ( , 1981a, Štefan (1977), Straka (1982), Mey (1988), Máca (1991), Lukáš et al (1991Lukáš et al ( , 1992, Krištofík et al (1996), Krištofík (1999Krištofík ( , 2000, Janiga & Kubašková (2000), Janiga & mičková (2004Janiga & mičková ( ), goldová et al (2006, Szczykutowicz et al (2006), Sychra et al (2008Sychra et al ( ), martinů et al (2015, Bush et al (2018), Janiga (2018Janiga ( , 2019 and Najer et al (2020).…”

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An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia

Ošlejšková

Krištofík

Trnka

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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.

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“…Identification of the lice was based on Price [56], Gustafsson and Bush [24], Sychra and Literak [71], Rheinwald [58] and Najer et al [46]. Identification of the louse-flies and fleas was based on Chvala [15] and Rosicky [66].…”

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“…Philopterus gustafssoni, formerly Philopterus reguli [46], is a parasite of Regulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Regulus ignicapilla (Temminck, 1820), frequently reported from continental Europe [46]. Recently, Najer et al [46] confirmed that Philopterus lice collected from endemic subspecies of goldcrests -R. r. azoricus from São Miguel and R. r. sanctaemariae from Santa Mariaare conspecific with P. gustafssoni (P. reguli) from the mainland. No subspecies of goldcrest occurs on Graciosa [59].…”

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Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

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Kounkova²,

Gustafsson³

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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.

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New records of Philopterus (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Acrocephalidae and Locustellidae, with description of one new species from Regulidae

Cited by 983 publications

References 29 publications

Restricted Geographic Sampling Yields Low Parasitism Rates but Surprisingly Diverse Host Associations in Avian Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Texas

Restricted Geographic Sampling Yields Low Parasitism Rates but Surprisingly Diverse Host Associations in Avian Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Texas

An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia

Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

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