Brueelia cyclothorax (Burmeister, 1838)

Ilieva, Mihaela, 2009, Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria, Zootaxa 2138 (1), pp. 1-66 : 22

Brueelia cyclothorax (Burmeister, 1838)

Reports: [1] Balát (1958); [2] Touleshkov (1961a); [3] Touleshkov (1964a); [4] Touleshkov (1974).

Hosts: Fringilla montifringilla L.* [2]; Passer domesticus (L.) [1]; P. hispaniolensis (Temminck) * [1]; P. montanus (L.) [1, 3, 4].

Distribution in Bulgaria: Petrich, Burgas, Maslen Nos Cape [1]; Grudovo (Burgas Region) [2]; Asenovgrad, Harmanli [3]; Belogradchik, Karlovo, Gabrovo, Tvarditsa, Botevgrad, Godech, Teteven [4].

Remarks: Fringilla montifringilla L. is known as host of Brueelia glizi Balát, 1955 . The lice collected from this host and identified as B. cyclothorax by Touleshkov (1961a) have not been found and their identification remains questionable.