Philopterus sp.

Ošlejšková, Lucie, Krištofík, Ján, Trnka, Alfréd & Sychra, Oldřich, 2021, An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia, Zootaxa 5069 (1), pp. 1-80 : 66

Philopterus sp.

Host: Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ( Linnaeus, 1758) .

Ref.: this paper.

Location: Gbelce, 20 Apr. 2009 ( VETUNI) .

Notes: According to Price et al. (2003: 215), Acrocephalus schoenobaenus is parasitised by Philopterus necopinatus ( Złotorzycka, 1964b) . Since we found only one nymph on this host, we cannot exclude the possibility that it is a contaminant from another bird handled at the same time. However, as we did not examine any known host of Philopterus while collecting this specimen, we believe this louse is a natural and regular parasite on A. schoenobaenus .