New Records of some Phthiraptera (chewing lice) of birds from urban areas of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) have been examined on common wild and captive birds of Hyderabad during 2013-2015, mainly from urban areas. Chewing lice of both suborders Amblycera and Ischnocera included family Menoponidae and Philopteridae respectively were reported from different localities of Hyderabad city. It was the first chewing lice survey that has been carried out in the region, which reported eight species of Menoponidae and eleven species of Philopteridae. These species were Campanulotes compar (Burmeister, 1838), Colpocephalum turbinatum (Denny, 1842), Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus, 1758), Hohorstiella lata (Piaget, 1880) on pigeons and doves; Brueelia subtilis (Nitzsch, 1874), Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) and Sturnidocus refractariolus (Zlotorzycka, 1964) on house sparrow; Goniodes dissimilis (Denny, 1842), Lipeurus tropicalis (Peters, 1931), Menacanthus pallidulus (Neumann, 1912), M. stramineus (Nitzsch, 1818) and Menopon gallinae (Linnaeus, 1758) on domestic fowls; Brueelia saliemi (Ansari, 1957), Colpocephalum fregili (Denny, 1842) and Myrsidea splendenticola (Klockenhoff, 1973) on house crow; Anaticola crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763) from wild goose; Brueelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838) and M. eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) from common myna and bank myna; Neopsittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947) from Indian Parakeet; Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866) from black kite. All were new records from Hyderabad. Bank myna was recorded as new host for M. eurysternus and black kite was reported first time harbouring Degeeriella regalis from Pakistan.

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Punjab Univ. J. Zool., Vol. 31 (2), pp. 193-201, 2016 ISSN 1016-1597 (Print)
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91-PUJZ-61020170/16/0193-0201 Copyright 2016, Dept. Zool., P.U., Lahore, Pakistan
*Corresponding author: dr.symanaz@outlook.com
Original Article
New Records of some Phthiraptera (chewing lice) of birds from urban areas
of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Saima Naz*, Adil Ali Rajpar, Abdul Hameed Chandio
Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080. Sindh, Pakistan.
(Article history: Received: July 10, 2016; Revised: November 01, 2016)
Abstract
Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) have been examined on common wild and captive birds of
Hyderabad during 2013-2015, mainly from urban areas. Chewing lice of both suborders Amblycera and Ischnocera
included family Menoponidae and Philopteridae respectively were reported from different localities of Hyderabad city.
It was the first chewing lice survey that has been carried out in the region, which reported eight species of
Menoponidae and eleven species of Philopteridae. These species were Campanulotes compar (Burmeister, 1838),
Colpocephalum turbinatum (Denny, 1842), Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus, 1758), Hohorstiella lata (Piaget, 1880)
on pigeons and doves; Brueelia subtilis (Nitzsch, 1874), Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) and
Sturnidocus refractariolus (Zlotorzycka, 1964) on house sparrow; Goniodes dissimilis (Denny, 1842), Lipeurus
tropicalis (Peters, 1931), Menacanthus pallidulus (Neumann, 1912), M. stramineus (Nitzsch, 1818) and Menopon
gallinae (Linnaeus, 1758) on domestic fowls; Brueelia saliemi (Ansari, 1957), Colpocephalum fregili (Denny, 1842)
and Myrsidea splendenticola (Klockenhoff, 1973) on house crow; Anaticola crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763) from wild
goose; Brueelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838) and M. eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) from common myna and bank
myna; Neopsittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947) from Indian Parakeet; Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866) from black
kite. All were new records from Hyderabad. Bank myna was recorded as new host for M. eurysternus and black kite
was reported first time harbouring Degeeriella regalis from Pakistan.
Keywords: Phthiraptera, new records, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
To cite this article: NAZ, S., RAJPAR, A.A. AND CHANDIO, A.H., 2016. New records of some Phthiraptera
(chewing lice) of birds from urban areas of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 31(2): 193-201.
INTRODUCTION
hthiraptera (Haeckel, 1896) consist of
four suborders, Anoplura (Leach, 1815),
Amblycera (Kellogg, 1896), Ischnocera
(Kellogg, 1896) and Rhynchophthirina (Ferris,
1931); the Amblycera and Ischnocera are found
on birds. The suborder Amblycera is divided into
seven families, viz. Abrocomophagidae
(Emerson and Price, 1976), Boopiidae (Mjöberg,
1910), Gyropidae (Kellogg, 1896),
Laemobothriidae (Mjöberg, 1910), Menoponidae
(Mjöberg, 1910), Ricinidae (Neumann, 1890)
and Trimenoponidae (Harrison, 1915;
Lakshminarayana, 1979; Palma and Barker,
1996; Price et al. 2003). The Ischnocera consist
of two families, Philopteridae (Burmeister, 1838),
parasitizing all orders of birds and
Trichodectidae (Kellogg, 1896), that is
exclusively mammalian infesting family (Clay,
1950; Hopkins and Clay, 1952;
Lakshminarayana, 1979; Lakshminarayana et al.
1980; Ledger, 1980; Palma and Barker, 1996;
Price et al. 2003). There is not much sufficient
work done on chewing lice in Pakistan except
that of few publications by Ansari (1951a;
1951b; 1955; 1956a, 1956b), Sychra et al.
(2007) and Naz et al. (2009; 2012). The present
study has been conducted to know the new
varieties and new records of chewing lice of
birds and to update the faunal data on the
suborder Amblycera and suborder Ischnocera
(order Phthiraptera) on common birds in urban
areas of Hyderabad (Latifabad, Qasimabad,
Heerabad, Baldia and Sadar). In this study, the
new data on chewing lice are to recover from
different birds in different regions of Sindh. It is
the continuation of the series of presenting data
on chewing lice from Sindh, Pakistan (Naz et al.
2011; Naz and Rizvi, 2012a; 2012b). This work
is to recover more new records in the fauna of
chewing lice from common wild and captive
birds in different regions of Sindh, Pakistan,
presently from urban areas of district Hyderabad
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and to find out more data on chewing lice to
contribute the new facts about lice taxonomy.
MATERIAL AND METHOD
Different common birds were collected
for the examination of their chewing lice from
different localities of Hyderabad (Table I) in the
period of 2014-15. Hyderabad is situated at the
elevation of 13 meters from sea level with
25º22′45″N-68º22′06″E with 2nd largest
urbanization of Sindh Province. The city is
surrounded by the rural areas of Jamshoro, Kotri
and Hosri, represented by a good variety of
avian fauna in the countryside (PBS, 1998). All
bird species were identified by Ali and Ripley
(1989), Robert (1991), Grimmett et al. (1998)
and Hassan (2001). Their lice were recovered
from them with the help of fumigation chamber
(Sychra, 2005; Naz et al. 2012). All the
specimens of lice were mounted in permanent
microscopic slides through the standard method
of maceration in 10% KOH and dehydration in
ascending grads of ethanol from 20% to
absolute, cleared with clove oil and finished with
xylol. The lice were permanently mounted in
Canada balsam following the method of Palma
(1978) and Naz (2008). The chewing lice
species were identified by using the latest
literature (Biu et al., 2007; Adam et al., 2009; Dik
et al., 2009; Arya et al., 2010; Dik and Halajian,
2012), mainly Price et al. (2003) which was
followed for more literature. All specimens of
chewing lice were maintained in the Advanced
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology,
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan (APL-
DZUSJ). Measurements were taken in
millimeters by using ocular micrometer.
RESULTS
Presently the two suborders of Avian
Phthiraptera including two families Menoponidae
and Philopteridae are represented by following
species of chewing lice that have been collected
from the common wild and captive birds (Table
I) from Hyderabad city for the first time, as it is
the first survey of these species from the region.
The chewing lice species (Table II) were
measured in millimeters (n=3) their mean sizes
are given in Table III.
Suborder Amblycera (Kellogg, 1896)
Family Menoponidae (Mjoberg, 1910)
Colpocephalum fregili (Denny, 1842)
Allocolpocephalum frugilegi (Zlotorzycka,
1964); A. laniidorum (Zlotorzycka, 1964);
Colpocephalum bengalensis (Ansari, 1955); C.
ellipticum (Piaget, 1880); C. elongatum (Piaget,
1880); C. fregili (Denny, 1842); C. laurencei
(Ansari, 1955); C. semicinctum (Rudow, 1866); C.
splendens (Ansari, 1955); C. subaequale
(Burmeister, 1838); C. trimaculatum (Piaget, 1880).
Material examined: 26 ♂, 38 ♀, on Corvus
splendens Vieillot; Hyderabad. 18-vii-2014, 25-ii-
2015, 31-iii-2015; leg. Naz, S., lodged at APL-
DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Table I: List of birds, examined during the present survey
Birds Order
Bird Host Species
No. of Hosts Examined
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
15
Columbiformes
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocta
05
Anseriformes
Wild Goose Anser anser
04
Galliformes
Domestic Fowl Gallus gallus
17
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
08
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
06
House Crow Corvus splendens
18
Passeriformes
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
10
Psittaciformes
Indian Parakeet Psittacula krameri
03
Falconiformes
Black Kite Milvus migrans
01
Total birds examined
87
Colpocephalum turbinatum (Denny, 1842)
Colpocephalum turbinatum (Denny,
1842); C. abruptofasciatum (Mjöberg, 1910); C.
ailurum (Nitzsch, 1861); C. bicinctum (Nitzsch,
1861); C. caudatum (Giebel, 1874; Piaget, 1880,
1885); C. dissimile (Piaget, 1880, 1885); C.
intermedium (Piaget, 1880); C. latifasciatum
(Piaget, 1885); C. osborni (Carriker, 1903); C.
oxyurum (Nitzsch, 1861); C. subflavescens
(Piaget, 1880); C. tricinctum (Nitzsch, 1861); C.

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wernecki (Orfila, 1959); Neocolpocephalum
gypae (Qadri, 1935); N. tricinctum (Eichler,
1941); Vulturigogus eugenii (Eichler and
Zlotorzycka, 1963); V. femellus (Eichler and
Zlotorzycka, 1963).
Material examined:
Eight ♂, six ♀, on Columba livia Gmelin;
Hyderabad. 20-ii-2014, 02-iii-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A.A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Table II: Chewing lice species, reported during the present survey
Suborder
Family
Louse Genus
Species
Host
fregili
Corvus splendens
Colpocephalum
turbinatum
Columba livia
Hohorstiella
lata
Columba livia
Streptopelia decaocta
eurysternus
Acridotheres ginginianus
A. tristis
Passer domesticus
pallidulus
Gallus gallus
Menacanthus
stramineus
Gallus gallus
Menopon
gallinae
Gallus gallus
Amblycera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
splendenticola
Corvus splendens
Anaticola
crassicornis
Anser anser
nebulosa
Acridotheres tristis
Brueelia
saliemi
Corvus splendens
subtilis
Passer domesticus
Campanulotes
compar
Columba livia
Columbicola
columbae
Columba livia
Streptopelia decaocto
Degeeriella
regalis
Milvus migrans
Goniodes
dissimilis
Gallus gallus
Lipeurus
tropicalis
Gallus gallus
Neopsittaconirmus
lybartota
Psittacula krameri
Ischnocera
Philopteridae
Sturnidoecus
refractariolus
Passer domesticus
Hohorstiella lata (Piaget, 1880)
Menopon latum (Piaget, 1880);
Hohorstiella lata (Eichler, 1940).
Material examined
Two ♂, fifteen ♀, on Columba livia
Gmelin, Streptopelia decaocta (Frivaldszky);
Hyderabad. 22-ii-2014, 02-iii-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A.A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838)
Pediculus pyrrhulae (Panzer, 1798);
Menopon eurysternum (Burmeister, 1838); M.
sittae (Giebel, 1866); M. annulatus (Giebel,
1874); M. persignatus (Kellogg and Chapmann,
1899); M. picae (Piaget, 1880); M. parvulus
(Piaget, 1880); M. meniscus (Piaget, 1880); M.
spinosus (Piaget, 1880); M. germanus (Piaget,
1880); M. dubius (Piaget, 1880); M. gracilis
(Piaget, 1880); M. spiniferus (Piaget, 1885;
Carriker, 1949b); M. tibialis (Piaget, 1885); M.
difficilis (Carriker, 1903); M. monochromateus
(Kellogg and Paine, 1914); Menacanthus
microsceli (Uchida, 1926); M. subspinosus
(Uchida, 1926); M. tristisi (Qadri, 1935); M.
mutabilis (Blagoveschtchenskii, 1940; Eichler,
1953b); M. remizae (Blagoveschtchenskii,
1940); M. minusculus (Blagoveschtchenskii,
1940); M. dicruri (Eichler, 1947); M. cornicis
(Blagoveschtchenskii, 1948); M. safedgul
(Ansari, 1951); M. gulabimaina (Ansari, 1951);
M. himalayicus (Ansari, 1951); M. pflegeri
(Eichler, 1953b); M. schildmacheri (Eichler,
1953b); M. festivus (Eichler and Zlotorzycka,
1963); M. pius (Eichler and Zlotorzycka, 1963);
M. polonicus (Eichler and Zlotorzycka, 1963); M.
wipszyckii (Eichler and Zlotorzycka, 1963); M.
inscitus (Zlotorzycka, 1965); M. kevei (Sasvári-
Schäfer, 1966); M. chabaroviensis (Fedorenko,
1978); M. volkovi (Fedorenko, 1978); M. grandis
(Fedorenko and Lunkaschu, 1987); M.
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Material examined
Eight ♂, fifteen ♀, on Passer
domesticus (Linnaeus), Corvus splendens
Vieillot, Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus) and A.
ginginianus (Latham), Hyderabad. 07-iii-2014,
25-ix-2015; leg. Rajpar, A.A. and Chandio, A.H.,
lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan. First time
reported on genus Acridotheres from
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Menacanthus pallidulus (Neumann, 1912)
Menopon palludulum (Neumann, 1912);
Menacanthus pallidulus (Hopkins and Clay,
1952).
Material examined
Thirteen ♂, eighteen ♀, on Gallus gallus
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 21-iii-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A.A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Menacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1818)
Pediculus meleagridis (Panzer, 1798);
Liotheum stramineum (Nitzsch, 1818); Menopon
biseriatus (Piaget, 1880); Zemiodes zumpti
(Eichler, 1944).
Material examined
Two ♂, two ♀, on Gallus gallus
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 21-iii-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A.A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Menopon gallinae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pediculus gallinae (Linnaeus, 1758);
Nirmus trigonocephalus (Olfers, 1816); Liotheum
pallidum (Nitzsch, 1818); Menopon productum
(Piaget, 1880); M. brevipes (Piaget, 1885); M.
subaequale (Piaget, 1885); M. longicephalum
(Kellogg, 1896); M. lunanale (Eichler, 1947).
Material examined
Seven ♂, four ♀, on Gallus gallus
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. leg. Naz, S., lodged at
APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Myrsidea splendenticola Klockenhoff, 1973
Myrsidea splendenticola (Klockenhoff,
1973).
Material examined
Sixteen ♂ twenty two ♀, on Corvus
splendens Vieillot, Hyderabad. 05-iii-2014; leg.
Rajpar, A.A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
First time reported from Pakistan.
Suborder Ischnocera (Kellogg, 1896)
Family Philopteridae (Burmeister, 1838)
Anaticola crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763)
Pediculus crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763;
Kasiev, 1977); P. anatis (Schrank, 1781);
Philopterus squalidus (Nitzsch, 1818); P.
temporalis (Nitzsch, 1818); Lipeurus squalidus
(Nitzsch, 1818; Denny, 1880; Giebel, 1880;
Piaget, 1880); L. sordidus (Giebel, 1866); L.
rubromaculatus (Rudow, 1870); L. gracilis
(Giebel, 1874); L. penelopes (Müller, 1927);
Columbicola ewingi (Qadri, 1935); Anaticola
zunkeri (Kéler, 1937); A. hopkinsi (Eichler,
1954); A. dafilensis (Carriker, 1956); A.
waltraudae (Eichler and Vasjukova, 1980).
Material examined
Six ♂, eight ♀, on Anser anser
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 21-03-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A. A. and Chandio, A. H., lodged at APL-DZUSJ,
Pakistan.
Brueelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838)
Nirmus nebulosus (Burmeister, 1838);
Brueelia chitlatilyar (Ansari, 1955); Spironirmus
nebulosus (Zlotorzycka, 1964); Docophorus
ochroleuca (Nitzsch, 1874); Brueelia nebulosa
(Hopkins and Clay, 1952).
Material examined
The 5 ♂, 9 ♀, on Acridotheres tristis
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 07-iii-2014, 08-v-2015;
leg. Rajpar, A. A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ,
Pakistan.
Brueelia saliemi (Ansari, 1957)
Brueelia saliemi (Ansari, 19570).
Material examined
33 ♂, 48 ♀, on Corvus splendens
Vieillot, Hyderabad. 21-iii-2014, 18-vii-2014, 25-
ii-2015, 31-iii-2015; leg. Naz, S. and Rajpar, A.
A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Brueelia subtilis (Nitzsch, 1874)
Nirmus subtilis (Nitzsch, 1874); Brueelia
subtilis obligate (Eichler, 1954); Brueelia subtilis
(Eichler, 1972).
Material examined
The 5 ♂, 7 ♀, on Passer domesticus
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 24-iv-2015; leg. Rajpar,
A. A. and Chandio, A. H., lodged at APL-DZUSJ,
Pakistan.
Campanulotes compar (Burmeister, 1838)
Goniocotes bidentatus (Scopoli, 1763);
Goniodes compar (Nitzsch, 1818; Denny, 1842;

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Giebel, 1842; Piaget, 1842; Neumann, 1909;
Neveu-Lemaire, 1919; Goniocotes compar
Burmeister, 1838; Harrison, 1916; G.
formosanus Sugimoto, 1929).
Material examined
The 21 ♂, 27 ♀, on Columba livia
Gmelin; Hyderabad. 22-ii-2014, 02-iii-2014; leg.
Rajpar, A.A. and Chandio, A.H., lodged at APL-
DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Columbicola columbae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pediculus columbae (Linnaeus, 1758);
Lipeurus bacillus (Nitzsch, 1818); L. baculus
(Giebel, 1866; Kellogg, 1896; Neumann, 1909);
L. antennatus (Giebel, 1874); Philopterus
baculus (Nitzsch, 1818); Phagopterus columbae
(Freire and Duarte, 1944); Nirmus claviformis
(Olfers, 1816); N. filiformis (Olfers, 1816).
Material examined
The 27 ♂, 36 ♀, on Columba livia
Gmelin, Streptopelia decaocta (Frivaldszky),
Hyderabad. 22-ii-2014, 02-iii-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A.A. and Chandio, A.H., lodged at APL-DZUSJ,
Pakistan.
Table III: Measurements of Chewing Lice species (in mm), collected from Hyderabad, Sindh,
Pakistan.
Louse Taxon
Total
lengt
h
Head
length at
mid-line
Head
width at
antenna
Prothora
x length
at
mid-line
Prothora
x width
Metathor
ax/
Pterothor
ax length
Metatora
x/
Pterothor
ax width
Abdom
inal
length
A. crassicornis ♂
3.20
0.725
0.340
0.190
0.35
0.485
0.480
1.80
A. crassicornis ♀
3.650
0.765
0.360
0.220
0.370
0.520
0.580
2.390
B. nebulosa ♂
1.15
0.277
0.195
0.070
0.117
0.147
0.267
0.595
B. nebulosa ♀
1.587
0.30
0.210
0.080
0.185
0.142
0.277
1.055
B. saliemi ♂
1.67
0.435
0.365
0.17
0.30
0.19
0.46
0.85
B. saliemi ♀
1.861
0.495
0.435
0.130
0.316
0.244
0.468
1.003
B. subtilis ♂
1.51
0.35
0.207
0.10
0.165
0.15
0.25
0.912
B. subtilis ♀
1.68
0.375
0.225
0.107
0.177
0.162
0.28
1.037
C. compar♂
1.08
0.37
0.295
0.075
0.220
0.170
0.285
0.490
C. compar♀
1.342
0.40
0.330
0.105
0.270
0.075
0.340
0.825
C. fregili ♂
1.358
0.31
0.323
0.121
0.312
0.155
0.398
0.772
C. fregili♀
1.575
0.316
0.326
0.135
0.30
0.162
0.437
0.962
C. turbinatum ♂
1.340
0.244
0.31
0.135
0.302
0.135
0.372
0.805
C. turbinatum ♀
1.645
0.282
0.307
0.127
0.312
0.145
0.446
1.087
C. columbae ♂
2.267
0.510
0.217
0.172
0.212
0.297
0.275
1.287
C. columbae ♀
2.625
0.540
0.232
0.160
0.220
0.295
0.280
1.665
D. regalis ♂
2.01
0.54
0.352
0.160
0.27
0.185
0.43
1.125
D. regalis♀
2.365
0.56
0.40
0.190
0.27
0.175
0.47
1.44
G. dissimilis ♂
2.176
0.696
0.826
0.198
0.472
0.649
0.687
0.962
G. dissimilis ♀
2.931
0.799
0.949
0.208
0.559
0.364
0.806
1.560
H. lata♂
1.50
0.335
0.472
0.20
0.365
0.132
0.478
0.768
H. lata ♀
2.02
0.357
0.536
0.232
0.425
0.128
0.685
1.195
L. tropicalis ♂
3.305
0.725
0.504
0.245
0.39
0.399
0.593
2.01
L. tropicalis ♀
3.30
0.755
0.496
0.207
0.405
0.395
0.66
2.055
M. eurysternus ♂
1.51
0.26
0.333
0.183
0.385
0.198
0.391
0.836
M. eurysternus ♀
1.550
0.272
0.382
0.175
0.360
0.1875
0.490
0.900
M. pallidulus ♂
1.527
0.312
0.380
0.200
0.377
0.147
0.408
0.906
M. pallidulus ♀
1.531
0.312
0.393
0.196
0.410
0.150
0.496
0.881
M. stramineus ♂
2.895
0.367
0.535
0.277
0.542
0.192
0.590
1.915
M. stramineus ♀
2.550
0.400
0.540
0.235
0.560
0.185
0.620
1.940
M. gallinae ♂
1.647
0.285
0.365
0.170
0.360
0.115
0.540
1.017
M. gallinae ♀
1.950
0.320
0.360
0.190
0.420
0.145
0.625
1.235
M. splendenticola ♂
1.647
0.285
0.365
0.170
0.360
0.115
0.540
1.017
M. splendenticola ♀
1.847
0.394
0.440
0.185
0.410
0.145
0.625
0.760
N. lybartota♂
1.38
0.365
0.227
0.08
0.195
0.175
0.225
0.731
S. refractariolus♀
1.457
0.447
0.347
0.102
0.250
0.157
0.377
0.751

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Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866)
Nirmus regalis (Giebel, 1866); N.
appendiculata (Piaget, 1880); N. curvilineata
(Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902); N. incerta (Piaget,
1885); N. pseudophaea (Carriker, 1903); N.
vittata (Giebel, 1874).
Material examined
Seven ♂, twelve ♀, on Milvus migrans
(Boddaert), Hyderabad. 16-iv-2014; leg. Rajpar,
A. A., lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Goniodes dissimilis (Denny, 1842)
Goniodes dissimilis (Denny, 1842;
Piaget, 1880).
Material examined
5 ♂, 8 ♀, on Gallus gallus (Linnaeus),
Hyderabad. 21-iii-2014; leg Rajpar, A. A. lodged
at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Lipeurus tropicalis (Peters, 1931)
Lipeurus tropicalis (Peters, 1931).
Material examined
7 ♂, 7 ♀, on Gallus gallus Linnaeus,
Hyderabad. 04-iv-2014, 15-v-2014; leg. Naz, S.,
lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Neopsittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947)
Psittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947).
Material examined
2 ♂, on Psittacula krameri (Neumann),
Hyderabad. 4-viii-2014; leg. Naz, S.; lodged at
APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
Sturnidoecus refractariolus (Zlotorzycka,
1964)
Rostrinirmus refractariolus (Zlotorzycka,
1964); Sturnidoecus refractariolus (Eichler,
1944).
Material examined
The 5 ♀, on Passer domesticus
(Linnaeus), Hyderabad. 24-iv-2015; leg. Naz, S.,
lodged at APL-DZUSJ, Pakistan.
DISCUSSION
About every bird carries its particular
and specific type of ectoparasite on its body.
Chewing lice are reported to infest every species
of birds and found on their specific hosts. Birds
carry different types of ectoparasites on them
like chewing lice, mites, some ticks and flies
(Emerson, 1973; Marshall, 1981; Garbarino et
al. 2013). In Sindh region, there is a splendid
variety of birds (Roberts, 1991; Hassan, 2001),
that may harbor their different species of
chewing lice, but in Sindh region, the study on
chewing lice had been remained very neglected
group since last half decade; had been done a
very little by Ansari in the region of Faisalabad
(previously Lyallpur) (1951a; 1951b; 1955;
1956a; 1956b) however after almost half a
century Kakarsulemankhel (2010),
Kakarsulemankhel et al. (2010), Naz and Rizvi
(2012a; 2012b) and Naz et al. (2010; 2011;
2012) have reported new host records and new
species from Quoetta (Balochistan) and Karachi
(Sindh) respectively.
The present study is indeed a necessity
to know the chewing lice fauna of Pakistan. In
continuation of exploring more varieties of
chewing lice on variable avian hosts, this is the
contribution towards knowledge on chewing lice
fauna of Hyderabad region for the first time.
During the study it has been observed that
Menacanthus eurysternus was reported from
Acridotheres ginginianus for fisrt time from
Hyderabad, however it was previously recorded
from A. tristis and Passer domesticus (Price,
1975) but the present host is reported as new
host record from the observed host. The Myna
louse, Brueelia nebulosa (Burmiester) has been
recorded first time from this host in the region,
however it was previously recorded from
Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris by
Burmeister (1838), similarly Colpocephalum
fregili was first reported from Pakistan infested
to Corvus macrorhynchus (Ansari, 1956a) but
presently it has been recovered from C.
splendens in the region, having put new host on
record in this study. Degeeriella regalis was also
first time reported from Pakistan, put new record
of the country.
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