Brueelia

Najer, Tomas, Sychra, Oldrich, Hung, Nguyen Manh, Capek, Miroslav, Podzemny, Petr & Literak, Ivan, 2012, Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from wild passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in northern Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 3530, pp. 59-73 : 60-61

Brueelia sp. 1

Material studied. 1 male, 1 nymph, VIETNAM: surroundings of the tourist center and ranger station in central part of Cuc Phuong National Park, Cuc Phuong, Province of Ninh Binh (20°15' N 105°42' E), 3 and 4 February 2010, coll. I. Literak.

Remarks. These specimens of Brueelia sp. 1 represent the first record of that louse genus from the family Eurylaimidae , as well as the first record from this family in Vietnam. Unfortunately, it was not possible to identify these lice to the species level because of lack of material, especially the lack of females. They may represent a new, yet undescribed species. Two of three birds examined were parasitized by Brueelia sp. 1

TABLE 1. List of wild passerines ( Aves : Passeriformes ) as hosts of chewing lice found in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

in 2010.

A = prevalence as number of birds parasitized/number of birds examined.

B = this bird was parasitised by this louse genus only. * = new louse-host association.