Brueelia

Brueelia (formerly spelled Brüelia) is a genus of bird lice in the family Philopteridae that infest Passerine (perching) birds. Lice in Brueelia are usually host specific, with more than 85% of described species each found on a single host bird species. Over 300 species of Brueelia have been described, and many more specimens that are presumed to belong to Brueelia are awaiting description and naming.

The genus Brueelia includes the following species: Brueelia afzali Ansari, 1957 Brueelia amandavae Rekasi & Saxena, 2005 Brueelia astrildae Tendeiro & Mendes, 1994 Brueelia biocellata Piaget, 1880 Brueelia blagovescenskyi Balát, 1955 Brueelia breueri Balát, 1955 Bureelia cantans Sychra, 2010 Brueelia clayae Ansari, 1956 Brueelia conocephala Blagoveshtcensky, 1940 Bureelia deficiens Piaget, 1885 Brueelia eichleri Lakshminarayana, 1969 Brueelia fasciata Sychra, 2010 Brueelia ferianci Balát, 1955 Brueelia glandari perisoreus Ansari, 1956 Brueelia glizi Balát, 1955 Brueelia hopkinsi Ansari, 1956 Brueelia kluzi Balát, 1955 Brueelia kratochvilli Balát, 1958 Brueelia lonchurae Tendeiro & Mendes, 1994 Brueelia matvejevi Balát, 1981 Brueelia munia Ansari Brueelia pelikani Balát, 1958 Brueelia plocea Lakshminarayana Brueelia rotundata Osborn, 1896 Brueelia senegala Sychra, 2010 Brueelia stenozona (Kellogg & Shapman, 1902) Brueelia rosickyi Balát, 1955 Brueelia rossitensis Kéler, 1936 Brueelia vaneki Balát, 1981