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First record of Diplotriaena obtusa (Rudolphi, 1802) Henry & Ozoux, 1909 from the Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758) Cover

First record of Diplotriaena obtusa (Rudolphi, 1802) Henry & Ozoux, 1909 from the Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758)

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Fig. 1.

Collection locality (Wangen im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 47°41′ N, 9°48′ E, red dot).

Fig. 2.

Spirurid eggs removed from a female specimen. Shells were thick and smooth with a larval stage inside.

Fig. 3.

Phylogenetic analysis of herein obtained sequence for 791 bp (A) and 492bp (B) with those available from GenBank (e.g., MT129516, MT129509) using the maximum likelihood method. The sequence of T. cati (EF180059) was used as an outgroup. Only branches with support values greater than 70% are shown (bootstrapping method; 100 bootstrap replicates).

Table 1.

Bird species with records of Diplotriaena obtusa (names of subspecies only if given in the cited references).

FamilySpeciesLocationReferences
Apodidae Hartert, 1897Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)Czech RepublicSitko & Heneberg (2023),
Hirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758)No informationSchreibers (1811)
PolandJaroń (1969)
Czech RepublicSitko & Heneberg (2023), Sitko & Okulewitcz (2010)
No informationLeidy (1890)
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758PolandJaroń (1969)
SloveniaBrglez (1982)
SlovakiaBirová (1990)
Czech RepublicSitko & Heneberg (2023), Sitko & Okulewitcz (2010)
Upper Midwest, United StatesMichalski et al. (2021)
No informationRudolphi (1802)
Hirundo rustica gutturalis Scopoli, 1786Yunnan, ChinaWu (1973)
Hirundo rustica saviginii Stephens, 1817EgyptAhmed (1997)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817)Upper Midwest, United StatesMichalski et al. (2021)
Progne chalybea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)No informationDiesing (1851)
Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)No informationDiesing (1851)
Ontario, CanadaWebster (1974)
Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)No informationSchreibers (1811)
Czech RepublicSitko & Heneberg (2023)
Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808)Colorado, United StatesSherwin & Schmidt (1988)
Muscicapidae Fleming, 1822Ficedula albicollis (Temminck, 1815)Czech RepublicSitko & Heneberg (2023),
Paridae Vigors, 1825Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)GermanyRentería-Solís et al. (2021)
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758RussiaSonin (1958)
PolandRząd et al. (2023)
Parulidae Wetmore et al., 1947Setophaga occidentalis (Townsend, 1837)Wyoming, United StatesOrrell T, Informatics and Data Science Center - Digital Stewardship (2025)
Ploceidae Sundevall, 1836Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)MadagascarHenry & Ozoux (1909)
Sittidae Lesson, 1828Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758GermanyThis paper
Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758ArmeniaAkhumian (1966), Movsesyan et al. (1985)
Sylviidae Leach, 1820Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)PolandStanicka et al. (2021)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2026-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 126 - 133
Submitted on: Sep 12, 2025
Accepted on: May 29, 2026
Published on: Sep 10, 2026
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

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