To the fauna of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of birds in the Lower Don region, Russia. Non-Passeriformes. Part 2

The aim of this work is to study the fauna of chewing lice in birds of the Lower Don region, Russia. The paper continues our previous investigations. Chewing lice were collected in 2001–2019. In total, 441 birds of 37 species from five orders of nonpasserines were examined: Anseriformes (4), Apodiformes (1), Charadriiformes (22), Columbiformes (5), Coraciiformes (2), Pelicaniformes (1) and Podicipediformes (2 species). Fifty four species of chewing lice belonging to the families Menoponidae and Philopteridae were collected from 322 birds and identified. Among them 16 species of chewing lice are recorded for the fauna of Russia for the first time: Bonomiella columbae Emerson, 1957, B. concii Eichler, 1947, Eidmanniella pellucida (Rudow, 1869), Meromenopon incisum (Giebel, 1874), Acidoproctus moschatae (Linnaeus, 1758), Campanulotes drosti Eichler, 1950, Capraiella subcuspidata (Burmeister, 1838), Columbicola bacillus (Giebel, 1866), Cummingsiella aurea Hopkins, 1949, Lunaceps actophilus (Kellogg et Chapman, 1899), L. falcinellus Timmermann, 1954, Pectinopygus gyricornis (Denny, 1842), Rhynonirmus helvolus (Burmeister, 1838), Quadraceps anagrapsus (Nitzsch, 1866), Q. phaeonotus (Nitzsch, 1866), Saemundssonia laticaudata (Rudow, 1869). Some of these species are illustrated in the paper. We also found one new host record: Saemundssonia lari (Fabricius, 1780) from Larus ichthyaetus Pallas, 1773. Austromenopon transversum Złotorzycka, 1968 and Actornithophilus piceus (Denny, 1842) are formally confirmed for recently separated two species of birds, Larus michahellis (J.F. Naumann, 1840) and Larus cachinnans (Pallas, 1811)

To the fauna of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of birds in the Lower Don region, Russia. Non-Passeriformes. Part 1

The fauna of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of non-passerine birds was studied in Rostov Region of Russia for the first time. The material was collected from 2001 to 2017 in the vicinity of Rostov-on-Don city. As a result, 29 species of chewing lice from 85 birds of 16  species were identified: Caprimulgiformes  (1), Ciconiiformes  (4), Cuculiformes  (1), Galliformes  (3), Gruiformes (3), Piciformes (4 species). Sixteen species of Phtiraptera are recorded for the territory of Russia for the first time: Amyrsidea perdicis (Denny, 1842), Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874, Menacanthus pici (Denny, 1842), M. phasiani (Modrzejewska et Złotorzycka, 1977), Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763), Ardeicola leucoproctus (Nitzsch in Giebel, 1866), A. rhaphidius (Nitzsch in Giebel, 1866), A.  goisagi Uchida, 1954, Cuclotogaster cinereus (Nitzsch, 1866), C. heterogrammicus (Nitzsch in Giebel, 1866), Goniodes astrocephalus (Burmeister, 1838), Goniocotes microthorax (Stephens, 1829), Picicola candidus (Nitzsch, 1866), Rallicola fulicae (Denny, 1842), Otidoecus antilogus (Nitzsch in Giebel, 1866), Mulcticola hypoleucus (Denny, 1842). A  new host parasite association (Menacanthus pici (Denny, 1842) from Dendrocopos syriacus Hemprich et Ehrenberg, 1833) and the case of temporal chewing lice transition of Trinoton querquedulae (Linnaeus, 1758) to Fulicа atra Linnaeus, 1758 were registered for the first time. Chewing lice were not found on four collected species of Ciconiiformes: great bittern Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758), yellow heron Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769), great white egret Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758) and grey heron Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758

To the fauna of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) of birds (Aves: Falconiformes, Strigiformes) in the Lower Don region, Russia

The fauna of chewing lice of raptors is poorly studied in Russia. In the present study, we addressed the fauna of chewing lice of raptors based on material from 22 species (Falconiformes, Strigiformes) collected in the vicinity of Rostov-on-Don in 2001–2017. Birds were examined either during the virological examination with official permits, or birds died on highways and in collisions with aircrafts at the Rostov-on-Don former airfield were used. Parasites were collected manually during visual examination of plumage and fixed in a 70%  ethanol. In total, 205  birds of were examined. Twenty one species of chewing lice are recorded, 10 of them are new for the fauna of Russia (Colpocephalum milvi Tendeiro, Restivo et Demartis, 1979, C. polonum (Eichler et Zlotorzycka, 1971), C.  subzerafae Tendeiro, 1988, C.  nanum Piaget, 1890, Craspedorrhynchus dilatatus (Rudow, 1869), C.  ranjhae Ansari, 1955, Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866), Strigiphilus tulescovi Balát, 1958, S.  cursitans (Nitzsch, 1861), S. barbatus (Osborn, 1902)) and 15 species are new for the North-West Caucasus (Colpocephalum milvi, C. polonum, C.  subzerafae, C.  nanum Piaget, 1890, С.  flavescens (De Haan, 1829), Craspedorrhynchus dilatatus, C. platystomus (Burmeister, 1838), C. ranjhae, C. spathulatus (Giebel, 1874), Degeeriella nisus (Giebel, 1866), D.  regalis, Strigiphilus tulescovi, S. cursitans, S. barbatus, Falcolipeurus sulcifrons (Denny, 1842)). A case of temporal chewing lice transition from prey to raptor species of bird is registered. Several specimens of lice of the passerine birds specific genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 were found on the common kestrel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)