Philopterus citrinellae (Schrank, 1776)

Ilieva, Mihaela, 2009, Checklist of the chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Bulgaria, Zootaxa 2138 (1), pp. 1-66 : 35

Philopterus citrinellae (Schrank, 1776)

Reports: [1] Balát (1958); [2] Touleshkov (1961a); [3] Touleshkov (1961c); [4] Touleshkov (1962); [5] Touleshkov (1964a); [6] Touleshkov (1974); [7] Ilieva (2005).

Synonyms: Penenirmus blagoveshtchenskyi Touleshkov [2, 3, 4]; Philopterus chloridis (Schrank) [6]; Philopterus pyrrhulae (Schranck) [4, 6]; Philopterus cumulatus (Złotorzycka) [7].

Hosts: Carduelis chloris (L.) [6]; Emberiza calandra L. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]; E. citrinella L. [4, 6, 7]; E. hortulana L.* [5]; Pyrrhula pyrrhula (L.) [1, 4, 6].

Distribution in Bulgaria: Pirin Mountain – Banderitza, Sliven, Maslen Nos Cape [1]; Veselie (Burgas Region), Grudovo (Burgas Region) [2, 3]; Musomiste (Blagoevgrad Region), Petrich, Koprivlen (Blagoevgrad Region) [4]; Dositeevo (Haskovo Region), Starkovo, Malo Konare (Pazardzhik Region), Asenovgrad, Stara Zagora, Bryagovo (Haskovo Region), Svilengrad [5]; Godech, Berkovitsa, Botevgrad, Teteven, Karlovo, Gabrovo, Zheravna, Gradets (Sliven Region), Vratsa [6]; Nova Cherna (Silistra Region) [7].

Remarks: According to Palma and Price (2006) Penenirmus blagoveshtchenskyi , described by Touleshkov (1961c) and Philopterus cumulatus (Złotorzycka, 1964) are synonyms of Philoterus citrinellae .