Brueelia
Genus of lice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brueelia (formerly spelled Brüelia) is a genus of bird lice in the family Philopteridae that infest Passerine (perching) birds. Lice in Brueelia are usually host specific, with more than 85% of described species each found on a single host bird species. Over 300 species of Brueelia have been described, and many more specimens that are presumed to belong to Brueelia are awaiting description and naming.[1]
| Brueelia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Brueelia Kéler, 1936 |
The genus Brueelia includes the following species:
- Brueelia afzali Ansari, 1957[2]
- Brueelia amandavae Rekasi & Saxena, 2005
- Brueelia astrildae Tendeiro & Mendes, 1994
- Brueelia biocellata Piaget, 1880[2]
- Brueelia blagovescenskyi Balát, 1955[3]
- Brueelia breueri Balát, 1955[3]
- Bureelia cantans Sychra, 2010[4]
- Brueelia clayae Ansari, 1956[2]
- Brueelia conocephala Blagoveshtcensky, 1940[3]
- Bureelia deficiens Piaget, 1885[2]
- Brueelia eichleri Lakshminarayana, 1969
- Brueelia fasciata Sychra, 2010[4]
- Brueelia ferianci Balát, 1955[3]
- Brueelia glandari perisoreus Ansari, 1956[2]
- Brueelia glizi Balát, 1955[3]
- Brueelia hopkinsi Ansari, 1956[2]
- Brueelia kluzi Balát, 1955[3]
- Brueelia kratochvilli Balát, 1958[3]
- Brueelia lonchurae Tendeiro & Mendes, 1994
- Brueelia matvejevi Balát, 1981[3]
- Brueelia munia Ansari
- Brueelia pelikani Balát, 1958[3]
- Brueelia plocea Lakshminarayana
- Brueelia rotundata Osborn, 1896[2]
- Brueelia senegala Sychra, 2010[4]
- Brueelia stenozona (Kellogg & Shapman, 1902)
- Brueelia rosickyi Balát, 1955[3]
- Brueelia rossitensis Kéler, 1936[3]
- Brueelia vaneki Balát, 1981[3]
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