Menacanthus sinuatus (Burmeister, 1838)

Ilieva, Mihaela, 2009, Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria, Zootaxa 2138 (1), pp. 1-66 : 13

Menacanthus sinuatus (Burmeister, 1838)

Reports: [1] Balát (1958); [2] Touleshkov (1962); [3] Touleshkov (1964a); [4] Touleshkov (1974); [5] Ilieva (2005).

Hosts: Parus caeruleus L. [5]; P. major L. [1, 2, 3, 4].

Distribution in Bulgaria: Vitosha Mountain [1]; Gotse Delchev [2]; Septemvri [3]; Vratsa, Godech, Gabrovo, Yagoda (Stara Zagora Region), Zheravna (Sliven Region) [4]; Nova Cherna (Silistra Region) [5].

Lice of Menacanthus identified to the generic level only were reported from Anthus pratensis (L.), A. trivialis (L.), Charadrius dubius Scopoli , Coccothraustes coccothraustes (L.)*, Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg) , Galerida cristata (L.), Lanius minor Gmelin , L. senator L., Lullula arborea (L.), Motacilla cinerea Tunstall and Phylloscopus collybitus (Vieillot) (see Balát, 1958; Touleshkov, 1961a, 1962, 1964a, 1974; Ilieva, 2005).