Thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia -complex are redescribed and illustrated. They are: Brueeliablagovescenskyi Balát, 1955, ex Emberizaschoeniclus (Linnaeus, 1758); B.breueri Balát, 1955, ex Chlorischloris (Linnaeus, 1758); B.conocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940) ex Sittaeuropaea (Linnaeus, 1758); B.ferianci Balát, 1955, ex Anthustrivialis (Linnaeus, 1758); B.glizi Balát, 1955, ex Fringillamontifringilla Linnaeus, 1758; B.kluzi Balát, 1955, ex Fringillacoelebs Linnaeus, 1758; B.kratochvili Balát, 1958, ex Motacillaflava Linnaeus, 1758; B.matvejevi Balát, 1981, ex Turdusviscivorus Linnaeus, 1758; B.pelikani Balát, 1958, ex Emberizamelanocephala Scopoli, 1769; B.rosickyi Balát, 1955, ex Sylvianisoria (Bechstein, 1792); B.vaneki Balát, 1981, ex Acrocephalusschoenobaenus (Linnaeus, 1758); Guimaraesiellahaftorni (Balát, 1958) ex Turdusiliacus Linnaeus, 1758; G.lais (Giebel, 1874) ex Lusciniamegarhynchos (Brehm, 1831). Redescriptions are made from type material where available. Holotypes are identified in Balát’s material when possible, and lectotypes are designated for B.blagovescenskyi , B.breueri , B.glizi , B.ferianci , B.kluzi , B.kratochvili , B.pelikani , and B.rosickyi ; a neotype of Nirmuslais Giebel, 1874 is designated. Brueeliaweberi Balát, 1982, is placed as a synonym of Brueeliaconocephala (Blagoveshchensky, 1940).