Clayton D H
University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
J Med Entomol. 1990 May;27(3):257-65. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/27.3.257.
Three new species and 11 new host associations are described for the cursitans species group of the genus Strigiphilus, the only genus of Mallophaga confined to owls (Strigiformes). The new species are S. schemskei ex Bubo coromandus, S. garylarsoni ex Otus leucotis, and S. petersoni ex Ninox punctulata. This paper completes a taxonomic review of the cursitans species group and includes an updated host-parasite list. The host specificity of the group is reviewed, including features of the natural history of lice and their hosts that may have influenced the evolution of host-parasite associations. Although most members of the cursitans group are host specific, several cases of secondary transfer among ecologically related hosts are apparent. The significance of such transfers is discussed in light of attempts to employ data on host-parasite associations for host systematics.
本文描述了寄生于鸮形目鸟类的短角羽虱属（Strigiphilus）游走类群的3个新物种及11种新宿主关联。短角羽虱属是长角羽虱科中唯一寄生于鸮形目鸟类的属。新物种分别为：发现于冠雕鸮（Bubo coromandus）的施氏短角羽虱（S. schemskei）、发现于白耳角鸮（Otus leucotis）的加氏短角羽虱（S. garylarsoni）和发现于点斑鹰鸮（Ninox punctulata）的彼得氏短角羽虱（S. petersoni）。本文完成了游走类群的分类学综述，并给出了一份更新的宿主-寄生虫列表。文中回顾了该类群的宿主特异性，包括可能影响宿主-寄生虫关联演化的虱类及其宿主的自然史特征。尽管游走类群的大多数成员具有宿主特异性，但在生态相关宿主之间的二次转移现象也很明显。本文结合利用宿主-寄生虫关联数据进行宿主系统分类的尝试，讨论了此类转移的意义。
