Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species

We revised a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia. We studied 60 slides with 107 specimens of 10 species of the genus Ricinus (De Geer, 1778). The collection includes lectotype specimens of Ricinus ivanovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 and of Ricinus tugarinovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951. We registered Ricinus elongatus Olfers, 1816 ex Turdus ruficollis, R. ivanovi ex Leucosticte tephrocotis and Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Calandrella acutirostris and Calandrella cheleensis which were not included in Price’s world checklist. New records for Russia are R. elongatus ex Turdus ruficollis; Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778 ex Emberiza aureola, Emberiza leucocephalos, Emberiza rustica, Passer montanus and Prunella modularis; Ricinus rubeculae De Geer, 1778 ex Erithacus rubecula and Luscinia svecica; Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Alauda arvensis. New records for Kyrgyzstan are R. fringillae ex E. leucocephalos and ex Fringilla coelebs. A new record for Tajikistan is R. serratus ex Calandrella acutirostris. The new species Ricinus vaderi Valan n. sp. is described with Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra; from Azerbaijan, as a type host

Redescriptions and new host records of chewing lice of the genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera Ricinidae) from the Neotropical Region.

Two species of the chewing louse genus Ricinus are redescribed and illustrated: Ricinus dalgleishi Nelson, 1972 from Helmitheros vermivorum (Gmelin, 1789), a new host-louse association, and Ricinus tanagraephilus Eichler, 1956 from Euphonia laniirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837. Also, new host-louse associations are recorded for Ricinus vireoensis Nelson, 1972 from Vireo pallens Salvin, 1863, and for females of an unidentified species of Ricinus sp. from Corythopis delalandi (Lesson, 1831), which are described and illustrated

Chewing lice of genus

We revised a collection of chewing lice deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia. We studied 60 slides with 107 specimens of 10 species of the genus Ricinus (De Geer, 1778). The collection includes lectotype specimens of Ricinus ivanovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 and of Ricinus tugarinovi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951. We registered Ricinus elongatus Olfers, 1816 ex Turdus ruficollis, R. ivanovi ex Leucosticte tephrocotis and Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Calandrella acutirostris and Calandrella cheleensis which were not included in Price’s world checklist. New records for Russia are R. elongatus ex Turdus ruficollis; Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778 ex Emberiza aureola, Emberiza leucocephalos, Emberiza rustica, Passer montanus and Prunella modularis; Ricinus rubeculae De Geer, 1778 ex Erithacus rubecula and Luscinia svecica; Ricinus serratus (Durrant, 1906) ex Alauda arvensis. New records for Kyrgyzstan are R. fringillae ex E. leucocephalos and ex Fringilla coelebs. A new record for Tajikistan is R. serratus ex Calandrella acutirostris. The new species Ricinus vaderi Valan n. sp. is described with Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra; from Azerbaijan, as a type host

Three new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New Zealand passerines (Aves: Passeriformes)

Sychra, Oldrich, Kolencik, Stanislav, Palma, Ricardo L. (2016): Three new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New Zealand passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Zootaxa 4126 (3): 397-410, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4126.3.

<strong>Chewing lice of genus <em>Myrsidea</em> (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species</strong>

Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav, Literak, Ivan (2013): Chewing lice of genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa 3620 (2): 201-222, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.

Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish 2008

Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish, 2008 Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish, 2008: 4, Figs. 5–7. Type host: Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye) — Blue-black Grosbeak. Material studied. 1 female, ex Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Cardinalidae), COSTA RICA: Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Sector Santa Maria, Sendero del Padre (10 ° 46 ’N, 85 ° 18 ’N; 800m), 21 August 2009, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR 102); 3 males ex Cyanocompsa cyanoides, COSTA RICA: Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón (9 &ring; 40 ’N, 85 &ring;05’W), 19–25 August 2004, Literak leg. (O.Sychra CR 61). Remarks. The characteristics of the female studied are completely consistent with the description of M. johnklickai presented by Price et al. (2008). On the other hand, the characteristics of three males collected from Cyanocompsa cyanoides in 2004 (Sychra et al. 2007) were somewhat different from their description. They have a smaller number of metanotal and tergal setae and smaller dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Price et al. (2008) are in parentheses]: Male (n = 3). Mean length of head seta 10, 0.054 (n= 4); seta 11, 0.094 (n= 4); ratio 10 / 11, 0.58. Metanotum with 6–9 (8–9) setae on posterior margin, metasternal plate large with 6–7 (5) setae. Tergal setae: I, 9–12 (10–12); II–V, 13–16 (II 13–14, III 12– 15, V 11–14); VIII, 10–11 (8–10). Sternal setae: II, 10–13 (11–15) marginal between asters, 4–7 (9–14) anterior; sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.41–0.43 (0.42–0.43); HL, 0.28–0.29 (0.29–0.31); TL, 1.20–1.26 (1.24–1.33); GW, 0.10–0.12; GSL, 0.10.Published as part of Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav, Lipkova, Alexandra & Literak, Ivan, 2011, Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 3032 on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27871

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4 in Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New World warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4. Myrsidea basileuteri sp. nov. 1. Hypopharyngeal sclerites. 2. Female dorsoventral thorax and abdomen. 3, Male sternite II. 4. Male genital sac sclerite. 5 – 8. Myrsidea myiobori sp. nov. 5. Hypopharyngeal sclerites. 6. Female dorsoventral thorax and abdomen. 7. Male sternite II. 8. Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 2, 6), 0.10 mm (Figs. 3, 7), 0.05 mm (Figs. 1, 4, 5, 8)

Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) from Azorean passerines (Aves, Passeriformes): lower species richness compared to European mainland

Ten passerine species were examined on three islands of the Azores (North Atlantic) during 2013 and 2014 in order to identify their feather mite assemblages. We recorded 19 feather mite species belonging to four families of the superfamily Analgoidea (Analgidae, Proctophyllodidae, Psoroptoididae and Trouessartiidae). A high prevalence of feather mite species was recorded on the majority of the examined host species. Only three passerine species (Sylvia atricapilla, Regulus regulus and Serinus canaria) presented the same full complex of mite species as commonly occurs in the plumage of their closest relatives in continental Europe. Passer domesticus presented the same limited fauna of feather mites living in the plumage as do its co-specifics in continental Europe. Carduelis carduelis bears the same feather mite species as do most of its continental populations in Europe, but it lacks one mite species occurring on this host in Egypt. Turdus merula, Pyrrhula murina and Fringilla coelebs are missing several mite species common to their continental relatives. This diminution could be explained by the founder effect, whereby a limited number of colonizing individuals did not transport the full set of feather mite species, or by the extinction of some mite species after initially having reached the Azores. The only individual of Motacilla cinerea sampled in this study presented a new host record for the mite species Trouessartia jedliczkai