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Philopterus turdi

Description

Philopterus turdi (Denny, 1842)

Reports: [1] Balát (1958); [2] Touleshkov (1961a); [3] Touleshkov (1962); [4] Touleshkov (1964a); [5] Touleshkov (1974); [6] Ilieva (2005).

Synonym: Philopterus merulae (Denny) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].

Hosts: Turdus merula L. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; T. philomelos Brehm [4, 5].

Distribution in Bulgaria: Ropotamo [1]; Gramatikovo (Burgas Region) [2]; Petrich, Gotse Delchev [3]; Stara Zagora, Bogomilovo (Stara Zagora Region), Bachkovo (Plovdiv Region) [4]; Belogradchik, Berkovitsa, Varshets, Vratsa, Godech, Botevgrad, Mirkovo (Sofia Region), Teteven, Elena, Troyan monastery, Karlovo, Sushica (Veliko Tarnovo Region), Gabrovo, Maglizh, Shipka (Stara Zagora Region), Tazha, Gaitani, Gradets (Sliven Region) [5]; Nova Cherna (Silistra Region) [6].

Lice of Philopterus identified to the generic level only were reported from Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein), Alauda arvensis L., Anthus pratensis (L.)*, A. trivialis (L.), Emberiza hortulana L. Fringilla coelebs L., Hirundo rustica L., Iduna pallida (Hemprich & Ehrenberg) *, Lanius minor Gmelin, Luscinia megarhynchos (Brehm) *, Muscicapa striata (Pallas), Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechstein), Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli) *, Saxicola torquata (L.)*, Sitta europaea L., Tachymarptis melba (L.) and Turdus torquatus L. (see Balát, 1958; Touleshkov, 1961a, 1964a, 1974). The reported lice of the genus Philopterus are the first record of a louse species from Iduna pallida (Hemprich & Ehrenberg).

Notes

Published as part of Ilieva, Mihaela, 2009, Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 2138 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2138.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5314302

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Philopteridae
Genus
Philopterus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Psocodea
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Denny
Species
turdi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Philopterus turdi (Denny, 1842) sec. Ilieva, 2009

References

  • Balat, F. (1958) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Mallophagenfauna der bulgarischen Vogel. Prace Brn e nske Zakladny C eskoslovenske Akademie Ved., 30, 397 - 422.
  • Touleshkov, K. (1961 a) Mallophaga bei Vogeln und wildlebenden Saugetieren im Gebiet des Strandzagebirges. In: Paspalev, G. (Ed.), Complex studies on natural foci of diseases in the Strandzha Mountain. Izdatelstvo BAS, Sofia, pp. 99 - 116 (In Bulgarian).
  • Touleshkov, K. (1962) Mallophaga on birds from the areas of Petrich and Gotse Delchev. In: Natural foci of diseases in the Petrich and Gotse Delchev areas. Izdatelstvo BAS, Sofia, pp. 121 - 140 (In Bulgarian).
  • Touleshkov, K. (1964 a) Mallophaga of Thrace. In: Die Fauna Thrakiens. Band I. Izdatelstvo BAS, Sofia, pp. 325 - 353 (In Bulgarian).
  • Touleshkov, K. (1974) Mallophagen auf den Vogeln des Balkangebirges. Izvestiya na Zoologicheskiya Institut s Muzey, 41, 207 - 228 (In Bulgarian).
  • Ilieva, M. (2005) New data on chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 57 (1), 37 - 48.