The Chewing Lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) Fauna of the Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii (Aves, Parulidae).
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).
Museu de Zoologia da USP, Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP 04263-000, Brazil. mpvalim@hotmail.com.
Michel P
MP
Valim
Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 599, Jonesboro, AR 72467. Present address: Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820.
Bryan M
BM
Reiley
D058325:Amblycera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001131:Arkansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D058326:Ischnocera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D020308:Songbirds / Q000469:parasitology*
Brueelia; Myrsidea; Swainson’s warbler; USA; new species