33 New Ectoparasite (Phthiraptera; Siphonaptera; Diptera) Records from Birds (Strigiformes: Passeriformes) and Mammals (Lagomorpha; Rodentia) in Southeastern Oklahoma Chris T. McAllister Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 74745 Lance A. Durden Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458 Kylie N. Brecheisen Science and Mathematics Division, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Idabel, OK 74745 Will K. Reeves USDA-APHIS-BRS, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Abstract: Little is known about many of the ectoparasites occurring on higher vertebrate hosts LQ2NODKRPD+HUHZHUHSRUWQLQHWD[DRIHFWRSDUDVLWHVIURP2NODKRPDIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH7KHVH LQFOXGH ¿YH VSHFLHV RI FKHZLQJ OLFH >Degeeriella fulva from Buteo lineatus (red-shouldered hawk), Strigiphilus otus from Megascops asio (eastern screech owl), Philopterus osborni and Myrsidea interrupta from Corvus brachyrhynchos (common crow), and Stachiella octomaculatus from 6\OYLODJXV ÀRULGDQXV HDVWHUQ FRWWRQWDLO @ WKUHH VSHFLHV RI ÀHDV >&ediopsylla simplex and Odontopsyllus multisinosus from 6 ÀRULGDQXV and Polygenis gwyni from 1HRWRPD ÀRULGDQD (eastern woodrat)], and a dipteran (Ornithoctona erythrocephala from B. lineatus).

UDWKHUWKDQKDYLQJWRFROOHFWDQGWKHQHXWKDQL]H Introduction live specimens. Here, we continue that research by reporting new state records for nine taxa of Over the past half-decade, our research ectoparasites from select birds and mammals. consortium has provided information on various ectoparasites occurring on hosts in Oklahoma for Methods WKH¿UVWWLPH 0F$OOLVWHUHWDODE  D  0F$OOLVWHU DQG 'XUGHQ 7KUHH DYLDQV IURP 0F&XUWDLQ &RXQW\ D E  &RQQLRU HW DO   2QH RI including a common crow (Corvus these reports presented information on a road- brachyrhynchos), eastern screech owl killed great-horned owl (Bubo virginianus) from (Megascops asio), and red-shouldered hawk WKHVWDWHWKDW\LHOGHGLQIRUPDWLRQRQ¿YHWD[DRI (Buteo lineatus) were found dead on the road. SDUDVLWHV7KLVVKRZHGWKDWXWLOL]LQJURDGNLOOHG In addition, an eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus raptors for parasite surveys was an excellent way ÀRULGDQXV) was shot and an eastern woodrat to conduct research in the name of conservation (1HRWRPD ÀRULGDQD) was found dead. All Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 98: pp 33 - 36 (2018) 34 C.T. McAllister, L.A. Durden, K.N. Brecheisen, and W.K. Reeves were brought to the laboratory for ectoparasitic restricted to owls. Previous records from M. asio H[DPLQDWLRQ7KRVHVSHFLPHQVWKDWDSSHDUHGWR DUHIURP$UL]RQD*HRUJLD,QGLDQD0DU\ODQG be recently killed showed no sign of putrefaction. 0LQQHVRWD 1HZ Arthropod Diversity Colorado State ¿ODULDOQHPDWRGHV 'XUGHQ  University (CSUC), Fort Collins, Colorado, Menoponidae under individual accession numbers. Myrsidea interrupta Osborn. ±7ZR PDOHV Results and Discussion and one female M. interrupta /  ZHUH removed from C. brachyrhynchos collected All birds and mammals examined were RQ  )HEUXDU\  IURP 6PLWKYLOOH ƒ ¶ infested with various live ectoparasites. Nine ´1 ƒ ¶ ´:  7KLV FKHZLQJ WD[DLQFOXGLQJ¿YHVSHFLHVRIFKHZLQJOLFHWKUHH louse was originally described from an American VSHFLHVRIÀHDVDQGDGLSWHUDQZHUHFROOHFWHG crow from Nebraska and is widespread in North All ectoparasites are reported from Oklahoma $PHULFD (PHUVRQ  However, Emerson IRUWKH¿UVWWLPH7KHQLQHHFWRSDUDVLWHVSHFLHV   GLG QRW UHFRUG LW IURP 2NODKRPD7KLV recovered are presented below in annotated louse appears to be genus specL¿FDVLWKDVRQO\ format. been recorded from birds of the genus Corvus (Price et al. 2003). Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae Trichodectidae Degeeriella fulva Giebel. ± 7KUHH PDOHV Stachiella octomaculatus Paine.±7ZR and seven females (accession no. L3820) were males, one female, and two nymphs of S. removed from a B. lineatus collected on 2 March octomaculatus /  ZHUH WDNHQ IURP D IURP:ULJKW&LW\ ƒ¶´1ƒ¶ 6 ÀRULGDQXV FROOHFWHG RQ  0DUFK  ´: 7KLVORXVHLVDFRPPRQHFWRSDUDVLWH IURP +DZRUWK ƒ ¶ ´1 ƒ ¶ RI D ZLGH YDULHW\ RI UDSWRUV (PHUVRQ  ´: 7KLVORXVHLVW\SLFDOO\IRXQGRQWKH 3ULFHHWDO DOWKRXJK(PHUVRQ  GLG raccoon, Procyon lotor  7KH KRVW DVVRFLDWLRQ not record it from Oklahoma. recorded here might be considered accidental and/or could be the result of both mammals Strigiphilus otus Emerson. – One male, cohabitating in a nest or burrow. one female, and two nymphs of S. otus /  Siphonaptera: Pulicidae were taken from M. asio collected on 22 January  IURP 6PLWKYLOOH ƒ ¶ ´1 Cediopsylla simplex (Baker) (rabbit ƒ ¶´:  7KLV ORXVH LV mainly an ÀHD  ± 7KUHH PDOHV DQG WZR IHPDOHV RI C. ectoparasite of the screech owl and the genus is simplex /  ZHUH IRXQG RQ 6 ÀRULGDQXV Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 98: pp 33 - 36 (2018) New Ectoparasite Records from Birds and Mammals in SE Oklahoma 35

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