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We describe and illustrate eight new species of chewing lice in the genus Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818, parasitic on hosts in the bird families Cardinalidae, Chloropseidae, Hirundinidae, Icteridae, Motacillidae, Paridae, and Vangidae from China, Peru, South
Daniel R. Gustafsson+3 more
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Phylogenomics and biogeography of the feather lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) of parrots [PDF]
Abstract Avian feather lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) have undergone morphological diversification into ecomorphs based on how they escape host preening defences. Parrot lice are one prominent example of this phenomenon, with wing, body, or head louse ecomorphs occurring on various groups of parrots.
Kevin P. Johnson, Jorge Doña
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Composition and distribution of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) on Colombian and Peruvian birds: New data on louse-host association in the Neotropics [PDF]
The diversity of permanent ectoparasites is likely underestimated due to the difficulty of collecting samples. Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) are permanent ectoparasites of birds and mammals; there are approximately 5,000 species described and many more ...
Juliana Soto-Patiño+9 more
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Two new species of chewing lice in the genus Melinirmus (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from Australian honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae) [PDF]
Two new species of the genus Melinirmus Mey, 2017, are described from Australian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). These are: Melinirmus coromandelica n. sp. ex Ptilotula penicillatus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) and Melinirmus palmai n. sp.
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Sarah E. Bush
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Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Zou, Fasheng & Bush, Sarah E., 2022, Descriptions of six new species of slender-bodied chewing lice of the Resartor-group (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-complex), pp.
Gustafsson, Daniel R.+2 more
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CHECKLIST OF BIRD CHEWING LICE (MALLOPHAGA) OF THE VORONEZH REGION. SUBORDER ISCHNOCERA
Sp Gaponov
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A new species ofArdeicola(Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) [PDF]
Abstract A NEW species of Ardeicola (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) parasitic on Ardea novaehollandiae is described and its position within Ardeicola discussed.
B. K. Tandan
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Four new species of Guimaraesiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-complex) from China
Mengjiao Ren+2 more
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