The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae)

Michel P. Valim; Bryan M. Reiley

doi:10.1093/jme/tjv110

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1 September 2015 The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae)

Michel P. Valim, Bryan M. Reiley

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J. of Medical Entomology, 52(5):850-857 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv110

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 MyrsideaWaterson, 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).

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Michel P. Valim and Bryan M. Reiley "The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 52(5), 850-857, (1 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv110

Received: 27 April 2015; Accepted: 2 July 2015; Published: 1 September 2015

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