佛罗里达州的崖燕臭虫Oeciacus vicarius（半翅目：臭虫科）：对洞穴筑巢鸟类的体外寄生虫影响

The cliff swallow bug Oeciacus vicarius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Florida: ectoparasite implications for hole-nesting birds.

作者信息

Loye J, Regan T W

机构信息

Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis 95616.

出版信息

Med Vet Entomol. 1991 Oct;5(4):511-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1991.tb00581.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1991.tb00581.x

PMID:1773130

Abstract

In May 1988, ten juvenile birds, not yet ready to fledge, jumped to their death from a colony of the purple martin, Progne subis near Okeechobee City, Florida. The martin house and nestlings were found to be infested with ectoparasitic Oeciacus vicarius Horvath, the cliff swallow bug, not previously reported from Florida. This ectoparasite infestation apparently led to early abandonment of two houses by the adult martins. Oeciacus vicarius therefore represents a possible threat to all hole-nesting birds.

摘要

1988年5月，十只尚未准备好离巢的幼鸟从佛罗里达州奥基乔比市附近的紫崖燕（Progne subis）聚居地跳下摔死。人们发现燕屋和雏鸟身上寄生着外寄生虫维克氏燕虱（Oeciacus vicarius Horvath），即崖燕臭虫，此前佛罗里达州未曾有过相关报道。这种外寄生虫感染显然导致成年紫崖燕早早放弃了两座燕屋。因此，维克氏燕虱可能对所有在洞穴中筑巢的鸟类构成威胁。