title: Two new species of Brueelia (Phthiraptera: Philopteridas s. l.) parasitic on two species of Phrygilus (Aves: Emberizidae) from Chile.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Brueelia Kéler, 1936 are described of two species in the genus Phrygilus Cabanis, 1844 from Punitaqui, Coquimbo, IV Región, Chile: Phrygilus gayi (Gervais, 1834) and P. fruticeti (Kittlitz, 1833). Descriptions were made in a comparative form, adding comments on their relatives, as well as an account of all Brueelia species known to infest South American Emberizine finches.
authors.affiliation: Lab. Artrópodos, Depto. Biología, Univ. Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. cicchino@copetel.com.ar
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cicchino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Acuña
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics