title: Data supporting a molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia.
abstract: Data is presented in support of a phylogenetic reconstruction of one of the largest, and most poorly understood, groups of lice: the Brueelia-complex (Bush et al., 2015[1]). Presented data include the voucher information and molecular data (GenBank accession numbers) of 333 ingroup taxa within the Brueelia-complex and 30 outgroup taxa selected from across the order Phthiraptera. Also included are phylogenetic reconstructions based on Bayesian inference analyses of combined COI and EF-1α sequences for Brueelia-complex species and outgroup taxa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.affiliation: Field Museum of Natural History, Science and Education, Integrative Research Center, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Weckstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DiBlasi
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shreve
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boldt
authors.affiliation: Field Museum of Natural History, Science and Education, Integrative Research Center, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
authors.forename: Heather R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Skeen
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Johnson
keywords: Brueelia; Host-specificity; Lice; Macroevolution; Phylogenetic reconstruction; Songbirds