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