Philopterus thuringiacus ( Mey, 1988 )

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Philopterus thuringiacus ( Mey, 1988)

Host: Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 .

Ref.: Balát (1953) as “ Philopterus subflavescens ”; Balát (1956, 1977) as Philopterus pallescens ( Denny, 1842) ; Straka (1987) as Philopterus pallescens ; Mey (1988).

Locations: Rohovce, 16 Mar. 1955; Sklené Teplice, 15 Apr. 1953 (Balát Coll., MMBC slide numbers 1052, 1553, 1554, 1555); Sklené Teplice, 7 Oct. 1953 ( Balát 1956); Vrícko, 12 Aug. 1982, 15 Nov. 1982 (Straka Coll., AKMM —any slide from Vrícko, 12 Aug. 1982 is not present in the collection) .

Notes: We agree with Mey (1988) in that Philopterus thuringiacus parasitises Parus major only. Hence, records of Ph. pallescens from P. major by Balát (1956, 1977) and Straka (1987) are most likely Ph. thuringiacus .