AI Article Synopsis
- There are four genera and over fifty species of chewing lice that infest hummingbirds.
- This text documents the first record of the genus Trochiliphagus in Brazil.
- It also introduces a new host record for the species Trochiliphagus mellivorus, now found on the fork-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania furcata.
Article Abstract
Four genera and at least fifty species of chewing lice have been recorded infesting hummingbirds (Trochilidae). Here, we record for the first time, the genus Trochiliphagus in Brazil, as well as, a new host record for Trochiliphagus mellivorus Carriker, the fork-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania furcata.
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Article Synopsis
- There are four genera and over fifty species of chewing lice that infest hummingbirds.
- This text documents the first record of the genus Trochiliphagus in Brazil.
- It also introduces a new host record for the species Trochiliphagus mellivorus, now found on the fork-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania furcata.
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