1. The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae).
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Valim MP and Reiley BM
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- Amblycera classification, Amblycera growth & development, Animals, Arkansas epidemiology, Female, Ischnocera classification, Ischnocera growth & development, Lice Infestations epidemiology, Lice Infestations parasitology, Male, Nymph anatomy & histology, Nymph classification, Nymph growth & development, Nymph physiology, Prevalence, Amblycera anatomy & histology, Amblycera physiology, Ischnocera anatomy & histology, Ischnocera physiology, Lice Infestations veterinary, Songbirds parasitology
- Abstract
We examined Swainson's warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii (Audubon, 1834), Aves: Parulidae) for lice fauna during 2 yr at three study sites in Arkansas, USA. A total of 66 individuals were examined; eight birds (10.6%) were parasitized with 16 lice of two new species belonging to two genera Myrsidea Waterson, 1915 (Amblycera: Menoponidae) and Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Parasitological parameter data are given on the prevalence of lice on Swainson's warblers. Species descriptions and illustrations are provided for Myrsidea bensoni sp. nov. and Brueelia limnothlypiae sp. nov.; including a key for females of the genus Myrsidea that parasitize Parulidae (Passeriformes)., (© The Authors 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2015
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