Picicola valquii Price and Weckstein

Price, Roger D. & Weckstein, Jason D., 2006, Picicola Clay and Meinertzhagen (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from jacamars and puffbirds (Piciformes: Galbulidae, Bucconidae), with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 1367, pp. 37-50 : 42

Picicola valquii Price and Weckstein , new species

( Figs. 9–11 )

Type host. Notharchus tectus (Boddaert) , the Pied Puffbird.

Description. Head shaped as in Fig. 9 , with broadly rounded preantennal portion and thick marginal carina having irregular inner border. Tergites II–V each with 2 tergocentral setae; VI, 2–4; VII–VIII, usually 4, less often 5. Pleural thickenings and male tergite IX as for P. striata . Female subgenital plate much as in Fig. 5 ; vulval margin with row of 14–15 short setae, indented slightly medially, and with short seta displaced on each side lateroposterior to this row. Male subgenital plate as in Fig. 10 ; genitalia as in Fig. 11 , with 3 sensilla on each endomeral arm. Female dimensions: TW, 0.41–0.42; HL, 0.47–0.48; CI, 1.14–1.15; PW, 0.23–0.25; MW, 0.32–0.33; AWV, 0.49–0.51; TL, 1.63–1.71. Male dimensions: TW, 0.38–0.39; HL, 0.44; CI, 1.13–1.16; PW, 0.22; MW, 0.31–0.32; AWV, 0.43–0.45; GL, 0.26–0.29; PL, 0.025–0.030; TL, 1.41–1.50.

Type material. Ex N. tectus , holotype male, PERU: Dpto. Loreto, 7 km SW Jeberos, 5° 18’ 48” S, 76° 56’ 1” W ( LSUMZ, TV- 308, 6 June 2001); 1 male, 3 females (including DNA voucher 1.13.2003.20), paratypes, same data as holotype.

Remarks. This new species is best recognized from the previous two species by both sexes with the irregular inner margin of the head carina and a slightly different head shape with its smaller cephalic index, and the male by its shorter penis.

Etymology. This species is named for Thomas Valqui for his interest in lice and in recognition of his valuable assistance in collecting specimens vital to this and other louse studies.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 13. 1 – 6, Picicola striata. 1, Entire dorsoventral male. 2, Dorsoventral female terminal segments. 3, Male tergites VIII – IX. 4, Female head outline. 5, Female subgenital plate and vulval margin. 6, Male subgenital plate. 7 – 8, P. galbulica. 7, Female head outline. 8, Male genitalia. 9 – 11, P. v a l q u i i. 9, Female head outline. 10, Male subgenital plate. 11, Male genitalia. 12 – 13, P. naokii. 12, Female head outline. 13, Male subgenital plate.