New species group and four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from African buntings (Passeriformes: Emberizidae)
Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936, are described from African emberizids: Brueelia anomala sp. nov. from Emberiza striolata striolata (Lichtenstein, 1823); Brueelia kalaharicae sp. nov. from Emberiza flaviventris kalaharica Roberts, 1932; Brueelia saharae sp. nov. from Emberiza sahari Levail...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2955 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936, are described from African emberizids: Brueelia anomala sp. nov. from Emberiza striolata striolata (Lichtenstein, 1823); Brueelia kalaharicae sp. nov. from Emberiza flaviventris kalaharica Roberts, 1932; Brueelia saharae sp. nov. from Emberiza sahari Levaillant, 1850; Brueelia semicingulata sp. nov. from Emberiza tahapisi arabica (Lorenz von Liburnau & Hellmayr, 1902). All four species belong to a new species group within Brueelia, here termed the ‘Brueelia anomala species group’, characterized by the presence of a transverse dorsal preantennal suture that does not reach the lateral margins of the head; in three of the four species the gonopore is also modified in a way that is previously unknown within Brueelia.
|
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |