Biogeography of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea with notes on the new louse-host associations

0431869 - ÚBO 2015 US eng A - Abstract
Sychra, O. - Kounek, F. - Najer, T. - Hung, N. M. - Haljian, A. - Procházka, Petr - Čapek, Miroslav - Literák, I.
Biogeography of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea with notes on the new louse-host associations.
5th International Conference on Phthiraptera. Park City: International Society of Phthirapterists, 2014. s. 64-65.
[International Conference on Phthiraptera /5./. 02.08.2014-07.08.2014, Park City]
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : chewing lice
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology

A total of 6564 individuals of 482 species of passerine birds were examined between the years 2004 and 2013 at various locations in central Europe, Africa, the neotropical Region and Vietnam. A total of 663 birds (10.1%) of 141 species were parasitized with 3648 chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (mean intensity was 5.5 lice per bird). Myrsidea was found as eudiminant genus with a total dominance of 24.3% (a total of 15030 lice were determined). Dominance of Myrsidea ranged between 0.9% (central Europe) and 51.8% (Neotropical Region). We suggest that Myrsidea is probably less tolerant to arid conditions compared to other chewing louse genera.
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