New record of the chewing louse Myrsidea dissimilis (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) parasitizing a Purple Martin, Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Amazonas, Brazil

Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Isabella P. Pesenato; Ramiro D. Melinski; Clarissa O. Santos; Erika Hingst-Zaher; Darci M. Barros-Battesti; Fernando C. Jacinavicius

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec05033

Authors

Ricardo Bassini-Silva Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil/Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-4120
Isabella P. Pesenato Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-9441
Ramiro D. Melinski Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-5764
Clarissa O. Santos Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-8505
Erika Hingst-Zaher Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9547-6666
Darci M. Barros-Battesti Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-2252
Fernando C. Jacinavicius Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-3120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05033

Keywords:

lice, ectoparasites, swallow, migratory birds, Central Amazon

Abstract

The chewing lice are obligatory ectoparasites of birds and mammals distributed worldwide. From an expedition to Comaru Island, Brazilian Amazon, a chewing louse parasitizing a Purple Martin [Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)], a Neotropical migrant, was collected. The specimen was slide-mounted and identified as a male of Myrsidea dissimilis (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae). It represents the first record of this species in the Amazonas State and in Central Amazon.

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