Brueelia clara

Gustafsson, Daniel R. & Bush, Sarah E., 2015, Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from African songbirds (Passeriformes: Sturnidae and Laniidae), Zootaxa 4013 (4), pp. 503-518 : 516

Key for the identification of species of the Brueelia clara species group

1. Frons of both sexes gently rounded ( Fig. 19 ). Mesosome with weakly sinuous distal thickening ( Fig. 11 )....... Brueelia tkachi

– Frons of both sexes flat to slightly concave ( Fig. 20 ). Mesosome with strongly sinuous distal thickening ( Fig. 10 )............ 2

2. Sternal and subgenital plates of both sexes with moderate pigmentation; male with psps on tergite V and ps on segment III ( Fig. 7 ); parameres constricted at about half length ( Fig. 12 ); female subgenital plate as in Fig. 16 ............... Brueelia coryliventer

– Sternal and subgenital plates of both sexes with pale pigmentation; male without psps on tergite V or ps on segment III ( Figs 1 , 3 ); parameres not constricted ( Fig. 10 ); female subgenital plate as in Figs 13 or 14........................................ 3

3. Lateral margins of preantennal head straight ( Fig. 17 ); male genitalia with anterior basal plate flat ( Fig. 10 ); mf slender ( Fig. 10 ); cross-piece with narrow connection (at most 0.09 mm) to female subgenital plate ( Fig. 13 )................... Brueelia clara

– Lateral margins of preantennal head convex ( Fig. 18 ); male genitalia with anterior basal plate rounded ( Fig. 9 ); mf broad ( Fig. 9 ); cross-piece with broad connection (more than 0.13 mm) to female subgenital plate ( Fig. 14 )................. Brueelia rigbyi

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 20. Male heads, dorsal and ventral views. 19, Brueelia tkachi n. sp. 20, Brueelia coryliventer n. sp.

FIGURES 9 – 12. Male genitalia, dorsal views. 9, Brueelia clara n. sp. 10, Brueelia rigbyi n. sp. 11, Brueelia tkachi n. sp. 12, Brueelia coryliventer n. sp. Abbreviations: lf = lateral fold; mf = median fold.

FIGURES 7 – 8. Brueelia coryliventer n. sp. ex Creatophora cinerea. 7, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 8, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 13 – 16. Female subgenital plates and vulval margins, ventral views. 13, Brueelia clara n. sp. 14, Brueelia rigbyi n. sp. 15, Brueelia tkachi n. sp. 16, Brueelia coryliventer n. sp. Abbreviations: vms = vulval marginal setae; vos = vulval oblique setae; vss = vulval submarginal setae.

FIGURES 1 – 2. Brueelia clara n. sp. ex Lamprotornis australis. 1, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 2, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views. Abbreviations: aps = accessory post-spiracular seta; ps = pleural seta; psps post-spiracular principal seta; ss = sutural seta; sts = sternal seta; tps = tergal posteror seta.

FIGURES 3 – 4 Brueelia rigbyi n. sp. ex Corvinella melanoleuca. 3, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 4, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 17 – 18. Male heads, dorsal and ventral views. 17, Brueelia clara n. sp. 18, Brueelia rigbyi n. sp. Abbreviations: ads = anterior dorsal seta; as 1 – 2 = anterior setae 1 – 2; avs 1 – 3 = anterior ventral setae 1 – 3; dsms = dorsal submarginal seta; mds = mandibular seta; mts 1 – 5 = marginal temporal setae 1 – 5; os = ocular seta; pcs = preconal seta; pas = preantennal seta; pos = preocular seta; pts = post-temporal seta; s 1 – 4 sensilla 1 – 4; vsms 1 – 2 = ventral submarginal setae 1 – 2.