Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish, 2008

Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav, Lipkova, Alexandra & Literak, Ivan, 2011, Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3032, pp. 1-16 : 8-9

Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish, 2008

Myrsidea johnklickai Price, Johnson and Dalgleish, 2008: 4 , Figs. 5–7 . Type host: Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye) — Blue-black Grosbeak.

Material studied. 1 female, ex Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Cardinalidae) , COSTA RICA: Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Sector Santa Maria, Sendero del Padre (10°46’N, 85°18’N; 800m), 21 August 2009, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR102); 3 males ex Cyanocompsa cyanoides , COSTA RICA: Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón (9˚40’N, 85˚05’W), 19–25 August 2004, Literak leg. (O.Sychra CR61).

Remarks. The characteristics of the female studied are completely consistent with the description of M. johnklickai presented by Price et al. (2008). On the other hand, the characteristics of three males collected from Cyanocompsa cyanoides in 2004 ( Sychra et al. 2007) were somewhat different from their description. They have a smaller number of metanotal and tergal setae and smaller dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Price et al. (2008) are in parentheses]:

Male (n = 3). Mean length of head seta 10, 0.054 (n=4); seta 11, 0.094 (n=4); ratio10/11, 0.58. Metanotum with 6–9 (8–9) setae on posterior margin, metasternal plate large with 6–7 (5) setae. Tergal setae: I, 9–12 (10–12); II–V, 13–16 (II 13–14, III 12– 15, V 11–14); VIII, 10–11 (8–10). Sternal setae: II, 10–13 (11–15) marginal between asters, 4–7 (9–14) anterior; sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.41–0.43 (0.42–0.43); HL, 0.28–0.29 (0.29–0.31); TL, 1.20–1.26 (1.24–1.33); GW, 0.10–0.12; GSL, 0.10.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1 – 3. Myrsidea bidentata sp. nov. 1, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 2, Male sternite II. 3, Male genital sac sclerite. 4 – 6. Myrsidea dolejskae sp. nov. 4, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 5, Male sternite II. 6, Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 1, 4), 0.10 mm (Figs. 2, 5), 0.05 mm (Figs. 3, 6).

FIGURES 7 – 12. 7 – 9. Myrsidea roubalovae sp. nov. 7, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 8, Male sternite II. 9, Male genital sac sclerite. 10 – 12. Myrsidea rubica sp. nov. 10, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 11, Male sternite II. 12, Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 7, 10), 0.10 mm (Figs. 8, 11), 0.05 mm (Figs. 9, 12).