Biomaterial Database

An annotated checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Slovakia. 2021

Lucie Olejkov, and J N Kritofk, and Alfrd Trnka, and Oldich Sychra

Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Palackho t. 1946/1, 61242 Brno, Czech Republic.. oslejskoval@vfu.cz.

This checklist includes taxa of chewing lice from published records, old collections, and recently collected material from birds and mammals in Slovakia. Data from established collections correspond to five different periods: (1) 19251939, collection of Karel Pfleger; (2) 19461978, collection of Frantiek Balt; (3) 19741985, collection of Vladimr Straka; (4) 19972012, collection of J Kritofk; and (5) 20082019, a collection made by the authors of this paper. A total of 255 species of feather lice67 amblyceran species in 22 genera of families Laemobothriidae, Menoponidae and Ricinidae, and 188 ischnoceran species in 54 genera of the family Philopteridaeand 366 host-louse associations are listed from 171 bird species in 21 orders. In addition, eight species of chewing lice in five genera of the family Trichodectidae are listed from eight species of mammals. Species of chewing lice are reported from about 240 different locations throughout the territory of Slovakia. Also, 43 species of lice and 20 host-louse associations for Slovakia, as well as four host-louse associations for the world, are included as new records. A host-louse list of recorded species is also given.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008003	Phthiraptera	An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).	Lice,Rhyncophthirina,Louse
D010373	Lice Infestations	Parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin by members of the order Phthiraptera, especially on humans by Pediculus humanus of the family Pediculidae. The hair of the head, eyelashes, and pubis is a frequent site of infestation. (From Dorland, 28th ed; Stedman, 26th ed)	Pediculosis,Infestation, Lice,Infestations, Lice,Lice Infestation,Pediculoses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001715	Bird Diseases	Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc.	Avian Diseases,Avian Disease,Bird Disease,Disease, Avian,Disease, Bird,Diseases, Avian,Diseases, Bird
D058325	Amblycera	A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are ectoparasites of poultry and some mammals.
D058326	Ischnocera	A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are parasites of birds and mammals.	Bovicola,Damalinia
D018154	Slovakia	Created 1 January 1993 as a result of the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.	Slovak Republic