Three new species of Dennyus Neumann, 1906 (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Menoponidae) parasitic on swifts (Aves, Apodiformes, Apodidae) in Brazil

Descriptions and illustrations are given for three new species of the chewing louse genus Dennyus on Brazilian Swifts. They and their type hosts are: D. pichorimi ex Streptoprocne biscutata seridoensis (Biscutate Swift) from the State of Rio Grande do Norte, D. pascoliae ex Streptoprocne zonaris zon...

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Autor: Valim, Michel P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/78861
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/78861
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Descriptions and illustrations are given for three new species of the chewing louse genus Dennyus on Brazilian Swifts. They and their type hosts are: D. pichorimi ex Streptoprocne biscutata seridoensis (Biscutate Swift) from the State of Rio Grande do Norte, D. pascoliae ex Streptoprocne zonaris zonaris (White-collared Swift) from the state of Minas Gerais , D. malagonensis ex Cypseloides senex (Great Dusky Swift) also from Minas Gerais. Thes e lice are the first published records of Dennyus species from Brazil. A key for the identificatio n of the Dennyus subgenera, and a table listing species of Dennyus recorded in other countrie s from hosts occurring in Brazil are given.