The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) in Senegal, with a description of a new species

0342265 - ÚBO 2011 RIV ZA eng J - Journal Article
Sychra, O. - Barlev, E. - Literák, I. - Čapek, Miroslav - Koubek, Petr - Procházka, Petr
The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) in Senegal, with a description of a new species.
African Entomology. Roč. 18, č. 1 (2010), s. 17-22. ISSN 1021-3589. E-ISSN 1026-4914
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA6093404; GA AV ČR IAA601690901
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60930519
Keywords : Ploceidae * sex ratio * Mallophaga
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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One hundred and six individuals of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) in Senegal. Chewing lice were found on 91 (86%) birds examined. Three species of chewing lice were identified; they had the following prevalences and mean intensities: Brueelia queleae n. sp. (81%; 5.3 lice), Myrsidea queleae (37%; 1.7) and Machaerilaemus plocei (9%; 1.7). These are the first records of chewing lice from red-billed quelea from Senegal. A new species of Brueelia is described and illustrated. This is the first ischnoceran louse described from this host.
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