Abstract
Two new species of the genus Passeroptes Fain, 1964 are recorded from passerine birds (Passeriformes) of North-WesternRussia: Passeroptes hippolais sp. nov. from Hippolais icterina (Vieillot) (Acrocephalidae) and P. sylviae sp. nov. fromSylvia communis (Latham) and S. curruca (Linnaeus) (Sylviidae). Passeroptes gaudi (Vassilev and Kolebinova, 1965)comb. nov. from Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus) (Sturnidae) is transferred from the genus Rivoltasia Canestrini, 1894;Passeroptes sturninus Arutunjan and Mironov, 1983 syn. nov. is synonymised with this species. The female ofPasseroptes gaudi is redescribed. Passeroptes dermicola (Trouessart, 1886) is for the first time recorded from Parus major Linnaeus (Paridae).
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