Philopterus, GonzáLez-Acun & Palma, 2021

Gonza ́ Lez-Acun, Daniel A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2021, An annotated catalogue of bird lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Chile, Zootaxa 5077 (1), pp. 1-151 : 96

Philopterus species 3

Philopterus n. sp. 5: Beltrán-Saavedra 2015: 21, 26–27, 44–45, 48–49, 52–54. Chilean host: Phrygilus fruticeti (Kittlitz, 1833) . Other hosts: None. Chilean localities: Chusmiza: Region I; Valle del Inca, Ollagüe: Region II; Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe:

Region III; Parque Nacional Fray Jorge: Region IV; Las Chinchillas: Region IV; Socoroma: Region XV. Geographic distribution: Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Perú. Chilean reference: Beltrán-Saavedra (2015). Other significant references: None. Remarks: This record of Philopterus from Phrygilus fruticeti may represent an undescribed, unnamed species.