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WOS: 000471814000020, A four-year-old Kangal dog with hundreds of ixodid ticks in the head and neck regions and a large number of myiasis larvae in the anal region were brought to Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. A paralysis covering the anterior and posterior extremites, except the head region was determined in the dog. It was suspected that the paralysis was caused by ticks on the dog after elimination of some other disease. However, no definitive diagnosis was made for paralysis. Collected ticks were identified as Rhiphicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806). The myiasis larvae collected from the anal region were identified as second and third instars of Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819). As a result, it is suggested that C. albiceps and Rh. sanguineus should be considered in the etiology of myiasis and tick paralysis cases, respectively.

Otobius megnini (Ixodida: Argasidae) is a cosmopolitan soft tick that parasitizes humans as well as domestic andwild animals. The larval and nymph stages of this tick usually feed by parasitizing in the ear canal. The material ofthis study consists of ticks collected during ear cleaning in approximately 496 people coming with the complaint ofear pain in state hospitals in Bulanik and Malazgirt districts of Muş province, eastern Turkey. As a result ofmicroscopic examination performed on ticks collected from humans, O. megnini tick was determined and molecularidentification was made for definitive diagnosis. The 16S rRNA gene fragment of the tick was amplified by PCR.Obtained PCR products were 360 bp. The PCR products were analyzed by sequence analysis and compared with thereference sequences in the BLAST and Genbank. A phylogenetic tree was created with MEGA 7 software usingMaximum Likelihood model. As a result, the previously identified Otobius megnini in Turkey, was confirmed usingmolecular methods for the first time.KEY WORDS: 16S rRNA; Acari; ear tick; PCR; soft tick.

Myrsidea attenuata Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang & Gustafsson, new species (Figs 1–4, 8) Myrsidea sp. 6; Chu et al. 2019: 338. Type host: Garrulax maesi maesi (Oustalet, 1890) – grey laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). Type locality: Nanling Reservation, Ruyang County, Guangdong Province, China. Diagnosis. Myrsidea attenuata is identified as M. assamensis Tandan, 1972, in the keys to males in Tandan (1972). The same type of genital sclerite, with a single median attenuation, is also found in Myrsidea agarwali Khan et al. 2009. These species can be separated by the thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy (Table 1), particularly the number of setae on the metanotum and on terga I–II (and in male also tergum III). In addition, Myrsidea attenuata can be separated from M. assamensis by number of setae in the femoral brush of femur III: 19–23 setae in female and 16–21 setae in male in M. attenuata (Figs 1–2), but 24–27 setae in female and 22–25 setae in male in M. assamensis. Males of Myrsidea attenuata can be separated from those of M. agarwali by having distinct gaps between the two median-most seta on each side of terga III–V that are distinctly larger than the gaps between the more lateral tergal setae on the same segments (Fig. 1); in M. agarwali, the tergal setae on these segments are evenly spaced. Also, the genital sclerite of M. agarwali appears to lack the distal attenuated section of the median part, which is present in M. attenuata (Fig. 5). Description. Female (n=3). Habitus as in Fig. 2. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.044 –0.050; dhs11 = 0.120 – 0.137; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.35–0.41; ls5 = 0.044 –0.071 Ventrolateral fringe with 10–12 setae. Gula with 4–5 setae on each side. Hypopharynx similar to Fig. 4. First tibia with 2–3 outer lateral ventral and 4–5 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin straight and 2 setae on each side. Metasternal plate with 4–5 setae on each side. Femoral brush with 19–23 setae. Metanotum and abdomen as in Fig. 2. Posterior margin of tergites straight. Setal rows continuous on segments II–III, with small median gap on segments IV–VIII. Anterior setae absent on terga. Tergal setae: I, 2–4; II, 8–11; III, 12–13; IV, 12–13; V, 10–15; VI, 11; VII, 9–10; VIII, 4–5. Tergum IX with 4–5 medium-sized inner posterior setae on each side. Anterior setae present on sterna II–VI. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster of 3–4 setae, posterior margin with 8–10 setae and anteriorly with 9–10 setae on one side; III, 12–14 (2–3); IV, 16–22 (11–16); V, 20–22 (20–24); VI, 20–21 (18–26); VII, 8–12 (6–10); VIII–IX, 10–15; vulval margin with 12 setae. Anus with 32–38 setae in ventral fringe and 32–38 setae in dorsal fringe; dorsal fringe with small number of short setae (about 1/2 length of other setae) interspersed centrally; all central setae of ventral fringe at most 1/3 of length of lateral setae. Pleural setae: I, 7–10 (0–1); II, 8–11 (1–3); III, 8–10 (4–6); IV, 8–9 (3–5); V, 6–8 (3–5); VI, 3–7 (1–3); VII, 5–6 (1–2), VIII: 3–5 (0–1). Measurements as in Table 2. Male (n=4). Much as in female, habitus as in Fig. 1, head shape as in Fig.3. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.038 –0.056; dhs11 = 0.109 –0.127; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.33–0.51; ls5 = 0.040 –0.075. Gular plate with 4 setae on each side (1 male with 5 on one side). Hypopharynx as in Fig. 4. Metanotum with 4–6 setae on posterior margin. Femoral brush with 16–21 setae. Anterior setae absent on terga. Tergal setae: I, 2–4; II, 6; III, 7–8; IV, 10–11; V, 10–11; VI, 8–10; VII, 6–8; VIII, 4. Setal rows with small median gap in at least segments II–VIII. Inner posterior setae present on tergum IX. Anterior setae present on sternites II–VII. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster with 4–5 setae, posterior margin with 15–18, and anteriorly with 23 setae; III, 21–23 (3–4); IV, 21–22 (10–16); V, 20–24 (13–17); VI, 22–24 (17–18); VII, 16 (8–12); VIII–IX, 22–23 (holotype with 8 visible, but many apparently absent). Anus with 8 internal setae on ventral side and 4–5 on dorsal side. Pleural setae: I, 5–6 (0); II, 6–8 (0–1); III, 5–9 (0–3); IV, 7–8 (1–3); V, 6–7 (1–3); VI, 6–7 (1–2); VII, 4–6 (0–2); VIII, 3–4 (0). Genitalia and genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 8. Measurements as in Table 2. Type material: Holotype ♂, Nanling Reservation, Ruyang County, Guangdong Province, China, 11 Apr. 2013, Q. Zhang & Y. Zhang, bird J0819, GD-PHTH-00057 (GIABR). Paratypes: 2♀, Ledongjianfengling, Ledong Coun- ty, Hainan Province, China, 24 Mar. 2015, X. Che & X. Chu, GD-PHTH-00059 and GD-PHTH-000062 (GIABR); 3♂, same data as previous sample, except bird J2570, GD-PHTH-00056 (GIABR); 1♀, same data as previous sample, except bird J2569, GD-PHTH-00063 (GIABR). Non-type specimens: 2 nymphs, same data as holotype, GD-PHTH-00058; 3 nymphs, Ledongjianfengling, Ledong County, Hainan Province, China, 24 Mar. 2015, X. Che & X. Chu, bird J2568, GD-PHTH-00059–61 (GIABR). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from “ attenuare ”, Latin for “to make slender”, referring to the middle section of the genital sclerite. Remarks. In all females, the dorsal side of the abdomen has been displaced slightly to one side due to mounting, so that the pleurites are visible only on the ventral side. Our illustration of the abdomen is as seen on the slides, without any symmetrical reconstruction.

Myrsidea suthorae Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang & Gustafsson, new species (Figs 7, 11, 18–19) Myrsidea sp. 11; Chu et al. 2019: 338. Type host: Suthora verreauxi verreuaxi Sharpe, 1883 – golden parrotbill (Paradoxornithidae). Type locality: Laojunshan, Pingshan County, Sichuan Province, China. Diagnosis. Males of Myrsidea suthorae key to couplet 6 in the key of Tandan (1972), but it does not fit any of the two given options. One is M. singularis, but M. suthorae differs by the shape of its unique genital sclerite, and by a proportionately broader genitalia than M. singularis (see Fig. 11 and fig. 53 in Tandan 1972); however, the abdominal chaetotaxy of these two species is very similar and may entirely overlap. The second option in couplet 6 leads to M. sikkimensis Tandan, 1972, M. sehri Ansari, 1951 and M. erythrocephali; however, these three species have no more than 4 setae on tergum I, whereas M. suthorae has at least 8. Moreover, M. suthorae can be separated from all these species by the presence of 2 setae on sternite II in M. suthorae (absent in the other species), and the presence in M. suthorae of 8–9 inner posterior setae on tergum IX (only 2 inner posterior setae in the other species). Description. Male (n=3). Habitus as in Fig. 18 and head shape as in Fig. 19. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.044 –0.056; dhs11 = 0.081 –0.104; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.44–0.64; ls5 = 0.045 –0.062. Ventrolateral fringe with 9–10 setae. Gular plate with 5–6 setae on each side. Hypopharynx reduced as in Fig. 7. First tibia with 3 outer lateral ventral and 2–3 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin straight, with 8–9 setae on posterior margin. Metasternal plate with 7 setae. Femoral brush with 13–15 setae. Metanotum and abdomen as in Fig. 18. Posterior margin of tergites straight, with setal rows interrupted by median gap in at least segments III–IV. Anterior tergal setae absent. Tergal setae: I, 8–9; II, 10–11; III, 10–12; IV, 10–11; V, 10–13; VI, 10–12; VII, 10–12; VIII, 6–8; 8–9 inner posterior setae present on segment IX. Anterior sternal setae present on sterna II–VI. Sternal setae: I, 2; II, each aster of 3 setae, posterior margin with 11–12 setae, and anteriorly with 6 setae; III, 14 (0–2); IV, 18–21 (15–19); V, 21–22 (16–20); VI, 20–21 (16–19); VII, 13–15 (16–22); VIII–IX, 29–33. Anus with 7–9 internal setae on ventral side and 3–4 on dorsal side. Anterior pleural setae absent. More median pleural setae on ventral side very long and slender on segments V–VII, similar to or longer than setae of setal brushes on same segments. Pleural setae: I, 4–5; II, 5–6; III, 6–7; IV, 6; V, 5–6; VI, 4–6; VII, 3–4; VIII, 3. Genitalia and genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 11. Measurements as in Table 3. Female. Unknown. Type material: Holotype ♂, Laojunshan, Pingshan County, Sichuan Province, China, 10 Aug. 2014, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhang, X. Chu, W. Li, bird J2252, GD-PHTH-00055 (GIABR). Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype, GD- PHTH-00054 (GIABR). 1♂, same locality and collector as holotype, 7 Aug. 2014, bird J2195, GD-PHTH-00053 (GIABR). Non-type specimens: 3 nymphs, same data as holotype, GD-PHTH-00054–55 (GIABR). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the genus of the type host.

Myrsidea zhangae Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang & Gustafsson, new species (Figs 5, 9, 12–14) Myrsidea sp. 7; Chu et al. 2019: 338. Type host: Ianthocincla berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876) – rusty laughingthrush (Leiothrichidae). Given as “ Garrulax caerulatus ” in Chu et al. (2019: 338), see below. Type locality: Badagongshan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China. Diagnosis. Myrsidea zhangae is identified as M. monilegeri in the key of Tandan (1972). Females of M. monilegeri are unknown, but males of these two species can be separated by the following characters: femoral brush with 26–29 setae in M. monilegeri, but with 18–22 setae in M. zhangae; tergum I with 7 setae in M. monilegeri, but with 3–4 setae in M. zhangae (one specimen of M. zhangae has 9 setae on tergum I); tergum III with 13 setae in M. monilegeri, but with 6–9 setae in M. zhangae; anterior pleural setae present on segments III–VI in M. monilegeri, but only rarely present, and then only on one side, on segments III and V–VI in M. zhangae; sternum II with 27 anterior setae and 20 marginal setae in M. monilegeri, but with 6–11 anterior setae and 10–14 marginal setae in M. zhangae; genital sclerite with median section longer than lateral sections and lateral sections slender distally in M. monilegeri, but genital sclerite with median section shorter than lateral sections, and lateral sections conspicuously widened distally in M. zhangae. Tandan (1972) described two females from Garrulax monileger schauenseei that could not be placed unambiguously in M. monilegeri, and he considered that future collections may resolve this issue. Assuming that Tandan’s females are conspecific with M. monilegeri, the female M. zhangae can be separated M. monilegeri by the following characters: femoral brush with 27–33 setae in specimens from G. m. schauenseei, but with 23–25 setae in M. zhangae; tergum I with 11 setae in specimens from G. m. schauenseei, but with 4 setae in M. zhangae; each aster of sternum II with 5 setae in material from G. m. schauenseei, but with 4 setae in M. zhangae; sternum II with 2–4 anterior setae and 15 marginal setae in material from G. m. schauenseei, but without anterior setae and with 9–12 marginal setae in M. zhangae. However, much of sternum II is obscured by gut contents in all females examined, and the anterior setae of G. m. schauenseei are said to be medio-lateral, which may suggest that those of M. zhangae are located very medianly and thus overlooked. Description. Female (n=5). Habitus as in Fig. 13. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.057 –0.072; dhs11 = 0.102 – 0.117; ration dhs10/11 = 0.52–0.66; ls5 = 0.062 –0.073. Ventrolateral fringe with 9–12 setae. Gular plate with 3–4 setae on each side. Hypopharynx similar to Fig. 5. First tibia with 2–3 outer lateral ventral and 2–5 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin straight and with 4–6 setae on posterior margin. Metasternal plate with 8–10 setae. Femoral brush with 23–25 setae. Metanotum and abdomen as in Fig. 13. Posterior margin of tergites straight. Setal rows continuous on terga I–III or with gaps on terga IV–VIII. Anterior tergal setae absent. Tergal setae: I, 4; II, 9–10; III, 12–16; IV, 12–14; V, 11–14; VI, 9–12; VII, 8–11; VIII, 4–6. Inner posterior setae present on tergite IX. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster of 4 setae, posterior margin with 9–12 setae and anteriorly with 0–1 setae; III, 16–18 (3–7); IV, 21–23 (22–31); V, 21–23 (24–35); VI, 19–20 (27–29); VII, 9–12 (6–12); VIII–IX, 11–16; Vulval margin with 5–14 setae. Pleural setae: I, 7–9 (0); II, 8–11 (0–2); III, 8–10 (1–3); IV, 6–10 (1–2); V, 6–8 (1–3); VI, 6–7 (0–2); VII, 4–6 (0–2); VIII, 3–4 (0). Anus with 30–37 setae in ventral fringe and 30–33 setae in dorsal fringe. About every third central setae of dorsal fringe much shorter than others (about 1/2 length). Measurements as in Table 2. Male (n=9). Much as in female, habitus as in Fig. 12, head shape as in Fig.14. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.058 –0.096; dhs11 = 0.096 –0.114; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.55–0.93; ls5 = 0.053 –0.080. Gular plate with 3–4 setae on each side. Hypopharynx as in Fig. 5. Metanotum with 2–6 setae on posterior margin. Femoral brush with 18–22 setae. Anterior setae absent on terga. Tergal setal rows with median gap in all segments. Tergal setae: I, 3–4 (one specimen with 9); II, 5–11; III, 6–9; IV, 8–11; V, 8–10; VI, 8–11; VII, 6–8; VIII, 4. Inner posterior setae present. Anterior setae present on sterna II–VII. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster of 4–5 setae, with 10–14 marginal setae and 6–11 anterior setae; III, 16–18 (3–6); IV, 19–22 (19–26); V, 20–22 (25–26); VI, 17–22 (20–25); VII, 11–14 (7–12); VIII–IX, 14–25. Anus with 6–8 internal setae on ventral side and 3–5 on dorsal side. Pleural setae: I, 5–7 (0–2); II, 6–8 (0); III, 6–7 (0–2); IV, 6–7 (0–1); V, 5–7 (0–1); VI, 5–6 (0–1); VII, 4–5 (0); VIII, 3 (0). Genitalia and genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 9. Measurements as in Table 2. Type material: Holotype ♂, Badagongshan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, China, 24 Jul. 2013, D. Su & J. Ma. Bird J1531, GD-PHTH-00020 (GIABR). Paratypes: 8♂, 5♀, same data as holotype, GD-PHTH-00020, 00022, 00027–31 (GIABR). Non-types examined: 9 nymphs, same data as holotype, GD-PHTH-00021, 00023–26, 00029 (GIABR). Etymology. Myrsidea zhangae is named in honour of Dr Zhang Min (GIABR), good friend and colleague of the authors, who was instrumental in helping D.R.G. to settle in China. Remarks. The host of this louse species cannot be confirmed with certainty. As reported by Chu et al. (2019: 338), the host given in the collection data associated with specimens of Myrsidea sp. 7 (now M. zhangae) is Garrulax caerulatus (Hodgson, 1836). However, this bird species is restricted to western Yunnan and north Myanmar (Arlott 2017). It appears that the collectors of the lice misidentified the host bird, which was likely Ianthocincla berthemyi, a species that does occur in Hunan, and which is morphologically similar to Garrulax caerulatus. More collections of lice are needed from both bird species to establish the correct identity of the type host of M. zhangae.

Myrsidea Waterston, 1915: 51 Acolpocephalum Ewing, 1927: 88. Australmenopon Conci, 1942: 30. Allomyrsidea Conci, 1942: 31. Corvomenopon Conci, 1942: 31. Ramphasticola Carriker, 1949: 305. Alcediniphilus Ansari, 1951: 189. Myrsidella Eichler, 1951: 49. Densidea Złotorzycka, 1964: 171. Vulgidea Złotorzycka, 1964: 172. Liquidea Złotorzycka, 1964: 173. Lanimenopon Złotorzycka, 1964: 177. Eichlerinopon Złotorzycka, 1964: 179. Neomyrsidella Złotorzycka, 1964: 182. Wolfdietrichia Złotorzycka, 1973: 51. Type species: Myrsidea victrix Waterston, 1915: 13, by original designation. Type host: Ramphastos ambiguous swainsonii Gould, 1833., Published as part of Lei, Lujia, Chu, Xingzhi, Dik, Bilal, Zou, Fasheng, Wang, Haitao & Gustafsson, Daniel R., 2020, Four new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from Chinese babblers (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae, Timaliidae), pp. 103-128 in Zootaxa 4878 (1) on page 104, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4564360, {"references":["Waterston, J. (1915) On two new species of Mallophaga (Menoponidae): Menacanthus balfouri n. sp. and Myrsidea victrix n. sp. from Colombia. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 51, 12 - 16. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 7786","Ewing, H. E. (1927) Descriptions of new genera and species of Mallophaga, together with keys to some related genera of Menoponidae and Philopteridae. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 17, 86 - 96.","Conci, C. (1942) Quattro nuovi generi ed una nuova sottofamiglia di Menoponidae dei Passeracei (Mallophaga). Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 74 (2 - 3), 30 - 32.","Carriker, M. A., Jr. (1949) Neotropical Mallophaga miscellany. V. New genera and species. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 9 (3), 297 - 313.","Ansari, M. A. R. (1951) Mallophaga (Amblycera) infesting birds in the Panjab (India). Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences in India, 17 (2), 127 - 203.","Eichler, W. (1951) Notulae Mallophagologicae. XVII. Die Myrsideen. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 146, 45 - 53.","Zlotorzycka, J. (1964) Mallophaga parasitizing Passeriformes and Pici. I. Subfamilies Dennyinae, Machaerilaeminae, Colpo- cephalinae. Acta Parasitologica Polonica, 12 (17), 165 - 192, 4 pls.","Zlotorzycka, J. (1973) Systematische Stellung und Wirt-Parasit-Beziehungen beim Myrsideen-Komplex der mitteleuropaischen Corviden. Lounais-Hameen Luonto, 46, 46 - 62."]}

Myrsidea liopari Lei, Chu, Dik, Zou, Wang & Gustafsson, new species (Figs 6, 10, 15–17) Myrsidea sp. 10; Chu et al. 2019: 338. Type host: Lioparus chrysotis amoenus (Mayr, 1941) – golden-breasted fulvetta (Paradoxornithidae). Type locality: Ailaoshan, Jingdong County, Yunnan Province, China. Other hosts: Lioparus chrysotis swinhoii (Verreaux, 1871). Diagnosis. The male genital sclerite and lack of hypopharyngeal sclerite of M. liopari places this species close to M. bharat Tandan & Clay, 1971, and M. sabthai Tandan & Clay 1971. As female terga I–II are enlarged in M. liopari, this places this species closest to M. bharat in the key of Tandan & Clay (1971). These two species can be separated by the following characters: female tergum I with 10–11 setae in M. liopari (Fig. 16), but with only 2 setae in M. bharat; female terga IV–V with prominent gaps in the setal rows separating the 2 median setae from the other setae in M. liopari (Fig. 16), but with complete or near complete setal rows in M. bharat; tergum IX with 8–12 inner posterior setae in M. liopari (Fig. 16; see below), but with only 2 inner posterior setae in M. bharat. Males of M. liopari differ from those of M. sabthai by having fewer setae on most terga; there is some overlap on terga I–III, but terga IV–VI have a maximum of 12 setae each in M. liopari, whereas these terga have a minimum of 14 setae each in M. sabthai. Males of M. liopari may have 4 inner posterior setae on tergum IX (Fig. 15), whereas in M. bharat there appears to be only 2; however, some examined specimens of M. liopari have only 2 inner posterior setae in total, or have 1 on one side and 2 on the other. Description. Female (n=8). Habitus as in Fig. 16. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.030 –0.056; dhs11 = 0.091 – 0.115; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.27–0.53; ls5 = 0.013 –0.022. Ventrolateral fringe with 8–10 setae. Gular plate with 4 setae on each side. Hypopharynx similar to Fig. 6. First tibia with 3 outer lateral ventral and 3 dorsal setae. Metanotum with posterior margin more or less straight and with 6–12 setae on posterior margin. Metasternal plate with 6–7 setae. Femoral brush with 13–17 setae. Metanotum and abdomen as in Fig. 16. Posterior margin of tergites straight except terga II–III which are arched as in Fig. 16. Setal rows with median gaps on all terga; terga IV–V also with prominent submedian (sensu Smith, 2000) gaps separating single median seta on each side from lateral setae. Anterior tergal setae absent. Tergal setae: I, 10–11; II, 15–17; III, 13–15; IV, 8–13; V, 8–13; VI, 11–13; VII, 11–13; VIII, 10–12; 8–12 inner posterior setae on tergum IX. Anterior sternal setae present on sterna III–VI. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster of 4 setae, posterior margin with 11–15 setae and anteriorly with 8–11 setae; III, 19–24 (3–10); IV, 22–26 (14–23); V, 20–24 (16–23); VI, 18–22 (10–18); VII, 10–11 (7–11); VIII–IX, 17–29; Vulval margin deeply serrated, with 8–12 setae on margin. Anterior pleural setae absent. Pleural setae (on segments I–II thorn-like, but more median setae on ventral side slender; on segment III slender but of roughly same length as on segments I–II; on segments IV–VIII long and slender, similar to setae of sternal brushes): I, 5–8; II, 6–9; III, 6–8; IV, 5–7; V, 4–6; VI, 4–5; VII, 3–4; VIII, 3. Anus with 29–33 setae in ventral fringe and 20–33 setae in dorsal fringe. In median section about 1/3 of ventral setae much shorter than others (about 1/3 of length); all setae of dorsal fringe of roughly similar length. Measurements as in Table 3. Male (n=5). Much as in female, habitus as in Fig. 15, head shape as in Fig. 17. Setal measurements: dhs10 = 0.033 –0.044; dhs11 = 0.083 –0.109; ratio dhs10/11 = 0.38–0.49; ls5 = 0.012 –0.018. Gular plate with 4 setae on each side. Hypopharynx as in Fig. 6. Metanotum with 6–8 setae on posterior margin. Femoral brush with 13–16 setae. Anterior setae absent on terga. Tergal setal rows with pronounced median gaps. Tergal setae: I, 6–8; II, 10–14; III, 11–14; IV, 7–12; V, 9–12; VI, 10–12; VII, 7–10; VIII, 6–7; 2–4 inner posterior setae present on tergum IX. Anterior setae present on sterna II–VII. Sternal setae: I, 0; II, each aster with 3–4, posterior margin with 11–12 setae, and anteriorly with 10–12 setae; III, 14–18 (0–6); IV, 16–22 (9–17); V, 19–20 (14–16); VI, 15–17 (11–15); VII, 9–14 (8–10); VIII–IX, 15–29. Anus with 7–9 internal setae on ventral side and 2–3 on dorsal side. Anterior pleural setae absent. Pleural setae: I, 4–6; II, 5–7; III, 6–7; IV, 5–6; V, 4–6; VI, 3–5; VII, 3; VIII, 3. Genitalia and genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 10. Measurements as in Table 3. Type material: Holotype ♂, Ailaoshan, elev. 2420 m, Jingdong County, Yunnan Province, China, 4 Sep. 2018, D. R, Gustafsson & L. Lei, bird J3745, GD-PHTH-00032 (GIABR). Paratypes: 2♀, same locality and collectors as holotype, 2 Sep. 2018, bird J3735, GD-PHTH-00035–00036 (GIABR). 1♂, 1♀, same locality and collectors as holotype, 29 Aug, 2018, bird J3698, GD-PHTH-00040–41 (GIABR). 2♂, 2♀, Laojunshan, Pingshan County, Sichuan Province, China, 10 Aug. 2014, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhang, X. Chu, W. Li, bird J2261, GD-PHTH-00042–00044 (GIABR). 1♀, same data except bird J2259, GD-PHTH-00042 (GIABR). 1♂, same data except bird J2266, GD- PHTH-00043 (GIABR). 1♀, same data, except bird J2267, GD-PHTH-00049 (GIABR). 1♀, same data, except bird J2268, GD-PHTH-00050 (GIABR). Non-types examined: 2 nymphs, same data as holotype, GD-PHTH-00033–00034 (GIABR). 2 nymphs, same locality and collectors, 2 Sep. 2018, bird J3735, GD-PHTH-00037–38 (GIABR). 2 nymphs, same locality and collectors, 28 Aug. 2018, bird J3698, GD-PHTH-00041 (GIABR). 1 nymph, same locality and collectors, 2 Sep. 2018, bird J3731, GD-PHTH-00039 (GIABR). 1 nymph, Laojunshan, Pingshan County, Sichuan Province, China, 10 Aug. 2014, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhang, X. Chu, W. Li, bird J2261, GD-PHTH-00045 (GIABR). 3 nymphs, same data, except bird J2267, GD-PHTH-00048–00049 (GIABR). 1 nymph, same data except bird J2269, GD-PHTH-00051 (GIABR). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the genus of the type host. Remarks. The female head shape of Myrsidea liopari appears to differ among specimens, including those collected from the same host individual, with some of the females having a head shaped as that illustrated for the male (Fig. 15). We have illustrated a female with a rounder anterior head (Fig. 16) to highlight the morphological variation within this species. Specimens from Sichuan (host subspecies L. chrysotis swinhoii) differ from specimens from the type host subspecies by females having 10–12 inner posterior setae on tergum IX (8–9 in specimens from type host). There appears to be no correlation between head shape and locality. Moreover, other characters, including setal counts, are similar among specimens with different head shapes. More specimens and genetic data are needed to confirm whether these specimens represent cryptic species or natural variation in head shape. Since there are no significant morphological differences among specimens collected from the two host subspecies, all specimens are considered conspecific.

Four new species of amblyceran chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 are described from hosts of the babbler families Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae and Timaliidae in China. They are: Myrsidea attenuata n. sp. from Garrulax maesi maesi (Oustalet, 1890), Myrsidea zhangae n. sp. from Ianthocincla berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876), Myrsidea liopari n. sp. from Lioparus chrysotis amoenus (Mayr, 1941) and L. chrysotis swinhoii (Verreaux, 1871), and Myrsidea suthorae n. sp. from Suthora verreauxi verreauxi Sharpe, 1883. A checklist of host-louse associations for identified and unidentified Myrsidea species known from babblers is provided.

In the clinical examination of a donkey, which brought to the Ownerless Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center of the Hatay Metropolitan Municipality due to neglecting and senility, local hair losses, ruffling and opacity were observed. A few louse specimens were detected on the hair shafts on the back of the donkey during the macroscopic examination. They were collected with a forceps, and preserved in a tube with alcohol 70%. Then they examined in detail in microscope, and identified as Bovicola ocellatus (Piaget, 1880). The presence of B. ocellatus on donkey has been reported for the first time in Turkey in this paper., Özet: Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sahipsiz Hayvan Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi'ne yaşlılık ve bakımsızlık nedeniyle getirilen bir eşeğin klinik muayenesinde tüylerinin çok karışık ve matlaşmış olduğu, yer yer döküldüğü gözlenmiştir. Yapılan makroskobik incelemede eşeğin sırt bölgesindeki tüylerin dip kısımlarında bir kaç bit saptanmıştır. Bitler bir pens yardımıyla alınmış ve içinde %70'lik alkol bulunan bir tüpte saklanmıştır. Daha sonra mikroskopta ayrıntılı olarak incelenen örnekler Bovicola ocellatus olarak teşhis edilmiştir. Bu makaleyle B. ocellatus'un Türkiye'deki varlığı ilk kez bildirilmektedir.