All philopterid chewing lice are ectoparasites of birds and some are vectors of filarial nematodes (Seegar et al.
1976).
Brueelia brunneinucha Cicchino
Ex Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 10 Jul. 2004, P. Super; NC,
Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 14 May 2005, P. Super; NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 4 Jul. 2001, P. Super. Price et al. (2003) list eight hosts for B. brunneinucha including D. carolinensis.
Brueelia pallidula (Piaget)
Ex. Pheucticus ludovicianus (rosebreasted grossbeak): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 23 Jun. 2006, P.
Super.
Pheucticus ludovicianus is the type host for B. pallidula (Price et al. 2003).
Brueelia vulgata (Kellogg)
Ex Junco hyemalis (darkeyed junco): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 16 Jul. 2002, P. Super. Junco hyemalis is the type host for B. vulgata (Price et al. 2003).
Brueelia sp.
Ex Catharus fuscescens (veery): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 6 Jul. 2002, P. Super. According to Price et al. (2003), Brueelia spp. are not known to parasitize C. fuscescens. These speci
mens represent either stragglers (shortterm infestation of an atypical host species) or undescribed species.
Chelopistes meleagridis (L.)—large turkey louse
Ex Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey): TN, Blount Co., Cades Cove, 23 Jun. 2001, P. Super. The large turkey louse can be common on both domestic and wild turkeys (Durden 2002).
Cuculicola coccygii (Osborn)
Ex Coccyzus americanus (yellowbilled cuckoo): TN, Sevier Co., Gatlinburg, 11 Jul. 1963, Unknown. Coccyzus americanus is the type host for C. coccygii (Price et al. 2003).
Fulicoffula longipila (Kellogg)
Ex Fulica americana (American coot): TN, Sevier Co., Gatlinburg Trail, 19 Feb. 2006, P. Super. Fulica americana is the type host of F. longipila (Price et al. 2003).
Oxylipeurus clavatus (McGregor)
Ex Colinus virginianus (northern bobwhite): NC, Haywood Co., Big Creek, 25 May 1959, Unknown. Colinus virginianus is the type host for O. clavatus (Price et al. 2003).
Philopterus fuscoventralis (Osborn)
Ex Contopus virens (eastern woodpewee): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 7 Jun. 2002, P. Super. The eastern woodpewee is the type host for this louse (Price et al. 2003).
Philopterus sialli (Osborn)
Ex Sialia sialis (eastern bluebird) nest box: 2 M, 1 F, NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 29 May 2003, W. K.
Reeves, L 3076; TN, Blount Co., Cades Cove, 19 Jul. 2001, P. Super. This louse is a hostspecific ectoparasite of the eastern bluebird in North America (Price et al. 2003).
Philopterus spp.
Ex Cardinalis cardinalis (Cardinal): NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 14 May 2005, P. Super; TN, Blount Co., 9
Jun. 2001, Tremont P. Super.
Ex Baeolophus bicolor (tufted titmouse): TN, Blount Co., Cades Cove, 19 Jun. 2001, P. Super.
Ex Junco hyemalis (darkeyed junco): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 3 Jun. 2004, P. Super.
Ex Thryothorus ludovicianus (Carolina wren): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 11 Jul. 2002, P. Super.
According to Price et al. (2003), Philopterus spp. are not known to parasitize these birds. These specimens represent either stragglers (shortterm infestation of an atypical host species) or undescribed species. Peters (1928) reported Philopterus subflavescens (Geoffroy) from both Junco hyemalis and Cardinalis cardinalis, but Philopterus subflavescens was not included in the world checklist by Price et al. (2003). Picicola foedus (Kellogg and Chapman)
Ex Sayornis phoebe (eastern phoebe): TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 7 Jul. 2002, P. Super; TN, Blount Co., Tremont, 19 Jul. 2002, P. Super.
Picicola foedus has been recorded from several species of tyrannid birds in the New World including Sayornis phoebe (Price et al. 2003).
Sturnidoecus simplex (Kellogg)
Ex Turdus migratorius (American robin): NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 29 May 2006, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 14 Apr. 2006, P. Super; NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 11 Jul. 2006, P. Super
Sturnidoecus simplex is an ectoparasite of the American robin (Price et al. 2003).