An Annotated Checklist of Amblyceran Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera) from Wild Passerine Birds (Passeriformes) in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 762-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Halajian ◽  
O. Sychra ◽  
W. Luus-Powell ◽  
D. Engelbrecht ◽  
I. Papousek
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Where are the species limits? Morphology versus genetics in Neotropical chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), with description of three new species 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (1) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
STANISLAV KOLENCIK ◽  
OLDRICH SYCHRA ◽  
IVO PAPOUSEK ◽  
IVAN LITERAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Eleven species of lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from passerine birds (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae, Fringillidae, Thraupidae) in the Neotropical Region are recorded and discussed. They include three new species with hosts in the family Thraupidae from Paraguay, which are described and illustrated: Myrsidea flaveolae new species ex Sicalis flaveola, Myrsidea habiae new species ex Habia rubica, and Myrsidea sayacae new species ex Thraupis sayaca. Five other previously known Myrsidea species are included with new data on intraspecific morphological variability, hosts associations and geographical distribution, as follows: Myrsidea coronatae, M. lightae, M. rufi, M. seminuda, and M. violaceae. Three further species are recorded at genus level only due to lack of adequate material. A 379 bp portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was sequenced in order to assess relative genetic divergence among Myrsidea populations. The application of intra- and interspecific sequence divergences as predictor of species boundaries in the taxonomy of this megadiverse genus is discussed. 

Montane flora of the southern Langeberg, South Africa: a checklist of the flowering plants and ferns

Bothalia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Mcdonald
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
As Species ◽  
Endemic Genera ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Annotated Checklist

The flora of the southern Langeberg is rich, w ith 1 228 species and intraspecific taxa (referred to collectively as species) recorded in 361 genera and 105 families. An analysis of the montane flora of the southern Langeberg. Western Cape, South Africa based on an annotated checklist shows that the Asteraceae has the highest number of species per familv (167) and the genus  Erica has the most infrageneric taxa per genus (130) as well as the most endemic species (51). One endemic monotypic family, the Geissolomataceae, two endemic genera Geissoloma and Langebergia (Asteraceae) and a total of 167 endemic species are found on the southern Langeberg The plant families of the southern Langeberg flora are ranked according to species-richness of the families and compared with floras of other areas (mainly montane) in the Fynbos Biome and marginally to the east of this biome (the Amatole Mountains). The greatest similarity of ranking is evident betw een the plant families of the southern Langeberg and those of the Cape Hangklip Area.

Molecular phylogeny and novel host associations of avian chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oona M. Takano ◽  
Gary Voelker ◽  
Daniel R. Gustafsson ◽  
Jessica E. Light
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Novel Host ◽  
Host Associations

Chewing lice from wild passerines (Aves, Passeriformes) from Vietnam, with description of a new species of the genus Brueelia (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oldřich Sychra ◽  
Ivan Literák ◽  
Nguyen Hung ◽  
Petr Podzemný
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
New Host ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
A New Species ◽  
New Host Records

AbstractSeven species of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) were found on six species of passerine birds (Passeriformes) in northern Vietnam. A description and illustrations of Brueelia alophoixi sp. nov. ex Alophoixus pallidus (Pycnonotidae) are given. New host records are: Abroscopus superciliaris (Sylviidae) for Myrsidea sp.; and Orthotomus sutorius (Sylviidae) and Lonchura striata (Estrildidae) for Brueelia spp.

scholarly journals Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

Parasite ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Oslejskova ◽  
Sarka Kounkova ◽  
Daniel R. Gustafsson ◽  
Roberto Resendes ◽  
Pedro Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Sylvia Atricapilla ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Turdus Merula ◽  
Azores Islands ◽  
Ceratophyllus Gallinae ◽  
Host Associations

A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), three species of fleas Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllus sp. and Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), and 11 species of chewing lice belonging to the genera Menacanthus, Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Ricinus (Phthiraptera: Ricinidae), Brueelia, Guimaraesiella, Philopterus, Sturnidoecus and Turdinirmus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) were recorded. At least one species of ectoparasite was found on 114 birds of six species. Guimaraesiella tovornikae and Myrsidea sylviae from Sylvia atricapilla are redescribed. Records of Ceratophyllus sp. and Sturnidoecus sp. from Turdus merula represent new parasite-host associations. Phoresy of Guimaraesiella amsel on Ornithoica turdi was also found. Parasitological parameters such as prevalence, intensity and abundance and geographic distribution of recorded ectoparasites are provided.

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4947 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-127
Author(s):  
DAVID A. EBERT ◽  
SABINE P. WINTNER ◽  
PETER M. KYNE
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
The World ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
Regional Fauna

An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in South African waters is presented. The checklist is the result of decades of research and on-going systematic revisions of the regional fauna. The chondrichthyan fauna of South Africa is one of the richest in the world with 191 species, comprising 50 families and 103 genera. It consists of 30 families, 64 genera, and 111 species of sharks; 17 families, 36 genera, and 72 species of batoids; and, 3 families, 5 genera, and 8 species of chimaeras. The most species-rich shark families are the whaler sharks Carcharhinidae with 20 species followed by the deepwater catsharks Pentanchidae with 13 species. The most species-rich batoid families are the hardnose stakes Rajidae with at least 21 species followed by the stingrays Dasyatidae with 13 species. This monograph represents the first detailed annotated checklist of chondrichthyans from South Africa in over 30 years. 

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