Philopterus hispaniolensis Fedorenko, 1987

Ilieva, Mihaela, 2009, Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria, Zootaxa 2138 (1), pp. 1-66 : 37

Philopterus hispaniolensis Fedorenko, 1987

Report: [1] Touleshkov (1964a); [2] Ilieva (2005).

Host: Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck) [1, 2].

Distribution in Bulgaria: Pazardzhik, Harmanli [1]; Nova Cherna (Silistra Region) [2].

Remarks: Touleshkov (1964a) identified the species as Philopterus fringillae (Scopoli, 1772) . The corresponding material was examined and re-identified as Philopterus hispaniolensis Fedorenko, 1987 by the present author.