Ibidoecus iberoamericanus Eichler, 1943: 5

Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Silveira, Luís Fábio, 2023, New records of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) parasites of Brazilian Anhimidae, Threskiornithidae, and Aramidae (Aves), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-13 : 9

Ibidoecus iberoamericanus Eichler, 1943: 5 ( Fig. 4C )

Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia.

Distribution in Brazil: PA ( Eichler, 1943), MG, SP (present study).

Host : Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758 (type host) ( Threskiornithidae ).

Material examined: 1♀ 2N (#7212-14) ex Platalea ajaja (#2406), Iguape (24°43′S, 47°33′W, msl), São Paulo, Brazil, 10.VII.1893, R. Krone col. 1N (#72115) ex P.ajaja (#14955), Tabatinguara (25°01′S, 47°57′W), Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 20.IX.1934, C. Camargo col. 1♂ 1♀ 1N (#66-67) ex P. ajaja, Tabatinguara (25°01′S, 47°57′W), Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, no date, C. Worontzow col. 1♀ (#1501) ex P.ajaja, Pirapora , Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1913, E. Garbe col.

Figures

Figure 4. Habitus in most dorsal view: A = Bothriometopus macrocnemis female; B = Ibidoecus heterogenitalis male; C = Ibidoecus iberoamericanus female; D = Ibidoecus phimosus female (note a fusion of tergopleurites IV+V on left and V+VI on right side of specimen as result of a teratology);E = Rallicola funebris female. All photos are in same scale.