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Issue: Vol. 5383 No. 3: 12 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.3
Page range: 325-351
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Review of the chewing louse fauna of the invasive common myna (Acridotheres tristis), with new records from Palestine and a redescription of Brueelia chayanh Ansari, 1955 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Brueelia-complex)

Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Bethlehem University; Bethlehem; Palestine; Environmental Education Center (EEC/ELCJHL); Beit Jala; Palestine
Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Bethlehem University; Bethlehem; Palestine
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization; Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization; Institute of Zoology; Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou; China
Phthiraptera Acridotheres tristis common myna invasive species Phthirapterachewing lice Brueelia chayanh Menacanthus eurysternus Sturnidoecus Myrsidea sorting events redescription new synonymy

Abstract

Palestine hosts a large diversity of birds, with 393 recorded species, but little data are available on the chewing lice fauna found on these birds. In this study, we surveyed the species of chewing lice found on the common myna, Acridotheres tristis, which is one of the most invasive bird species in the world. Forty-five mynas were examined to collect their ectoparasites, which were preserved and slide mounted. Among the 1004 chewing lice processed, we identified two species: Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) (prevalence 100%) and Brueelia chayanh Ansari, 1955 (prevalence 82.2%). No other species of chewing louse known from A. tristis in its native range was found, showing a possible sorting event in the founding population of common myna in the region. Prevalence (100%) and abundance (22.3) were high compared to similar studies of the common myna. To contribute to future research on the lice of common mynas, we provide an annotated checklist of the louse species reported from this host globally. Also, we redescribe and illustrate Brueelia chayanh, and place Sturnidoecus tristisae Bughio et al., 2018 as a new junior synonym of Sturnidoecus bannoo Ansari, 1968.

 

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