Three new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New Zealand passerines (Aves: Passeriformes)

Sychra, Oldřich; Kolencik, Stanislav; Palma, Ricardo L.

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4126.3.5

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“…Myrsidea is the most speciose amblyceran genus with a worldwide distribution (Price et al ., ; Price & Johnson, ; Valim & Weckstein, ; Sychra et al ., ); however, we found few Myrsidea in this study. Halajian et al .…”

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“…). Myrsidea is a speciose genus with a worldwide distribution (Price et al ., ; Price & Johnson, ; Valim & Weckstein, ; Sychra et al ., ), making it somewhat surprising that so few Myrsidea were found in this study, especially given that typical hosts for Myrsidea (primarily passerines; Price et al ., ) were well represented in our sampling (Table S3). Our sampling of museum specimens as well as a preference by Myrsidea for humid habitats may explain the small sample of this genus in our study (see further discussion in ‘Geographic patterns’ latler).…”

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Molecular phylogeny and novel host associations of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Africa

Takano

Voelker

Gustafsson³

et al. 2018

Systematic Entomology

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Compared with Europe and the Americas, the ectoparasites of African birds are poorly understood, despite the avian fauna being relatively well known. Notably, previous studies documenting the host associations and genetic diversity of parasitic chewing lice of southern African birds have been limited in geographic and taxonomic scope. Recent field expeditions exploring the avian diversity in South Africa facilitated an opportunity to obtain louse specimens from a taxonomically diverse host assemblage. This study is the first to investigate avian louse host associations and diversity across a large portion of South Africa encompassing several distinct habitat types, while incorporating molecular genetic data (from portions of the mitochondrial COI and nuclear EF-1 genes) for ectoparasite phylogenetic analyses. From 1105 South African bird individuals and 170 species examined for lice, a total of 105 new louse-host associations were observed. Morphological and genetic examination of lice with these new host associations reveals a maximum of 66 louse species new to science. Results of this study support the observation that examining museum specimens is a useful way to investigate louse diversity and host associations.

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Molecular phylogeny and novel host associations of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Africa

Takano

Voelker

Gustafsson³

et al. 2018

Systematic Entomology

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“…The genus Myrsidea is the most speciose genus in Phthiraptera, with 350 described species and new species frequently being described (e.g., [68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75]). In our study, there are six distinct genetic lineages within Myrsidea (Figure 2).…”

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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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Three new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New Zealand passerines (Aves: Passeriformes)

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Molecular phylogeny and novel host associations of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Africa

Molecular phylogeny and novel host associations of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Africa

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

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