Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in South Africa, with descriptions of three new species
2012; Q15088586; Volume: 3442; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11646/zootaxa.3442.1.3
ISSN1175-5334
AutoresAli Halajian, Oldřich Sychra, Wilmien J. Luus‐Powell, Derek Engelbrecht,
Tópico(s)Avian ecology and behavior
ResumoA total of 144 individuals of 46 bird species belonging to the 20 families were examined for chewing lice in SouthAfrica. Considering only the genus Myrsidea, a total of 19 birds of 8 species were parasitised with 8 species ofMyrsidea. Descriptions and illustrations are given for three new species of Myrsidea. The new species and their typehosts are: Myrsidea aynazae ex Phyllastrephus flavostriatus (Sharpe) (Pycnonotidae), Myrsidea eslamii ex Zootheragurneyi (Hartlaub) (Turdidae) and Myrsidea mariquensis ex Bradornis mariquensis Smith (Muscicapidae). Records ofnew host-louse associations are: Phyllastrephus terrestris Swainson (Pycnonotidae) for Myrsidea sp., Ploceus intermedius Ruppell (Ploceidae) for Myrsidea sp., and Turdus libonyanus (Smith) (Turdidae) for Myrsidea sp.
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