New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)

We list the genera and species of chewing lice collected from birds by Helmut Sick, mainly from central Brazil, and particularly during the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, between 1943 and 1949. From the 123 samples studied, a wide variety of chewing louse genera and species were found, including 34 spec...

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Main Authors: Kamila M.D. Kuabara, Michel P. Valim
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2017-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562616301315
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description We list the genera and species of chewing lice collected from birds by Helmut Sick, mainly from central Brazil, and particularly during the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, between 1943 and 1949. From the 123 samples studied, a wide variety of chewing louse genera and species were found, including 34 species as new records for Brazil, 37 species recorded from new Brazilian localities and 23 new host records. All material is deposited in the ectoparasite collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Keywords: Heptapsogasteridae, Laemobothriidae, Menoponidae, Philopteridae, Ricinidae
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spelling doaj.art-23b5345cf61b420a9c4c87541d196ee22022-12-22T00:42:34ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia0085-56262017-04-01612146161New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)Kamila M.D. Kuabara0Michel P. Valim1Corresponding author.; Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia, São Paulo, SP, BrazilWe list the genera and species of chewing lice collected from birds by Helmut Sick, mainly from central Brazil, and particularly during the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, between 1943 and 1949. From the 123 samples studied, a wide variety of chewing louse genera and species were found, including 34 species as new records for Brazil, 37 species recorded from new Brazilian localities and 23 new host records. All material is deposited in the ectoparasite collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Keywords: Heptapsogasteridae, Laemobothriidae, Menoponidae, Philopteridae, Ricinidaehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562616301315
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New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
title New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
title_full New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
title_fullStr New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
title_full_unstemmed New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
title_short New records of chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) from Brazilian birds (Aves) collected by Helmut Sick (1910–1991)
title_sort new records of chewing lice insecta phthiraptera from brazilian birds aves collected by helmut sick 1910 1991
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