Nirmus ovalis Neumann, 1890
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4313.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5297099 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/832187E9-FEB4-FEFD-FF74-66C3FC0FF9F9 |
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Nirmus ovalis Neumann, 1890 |
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Type host. Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830) — Pesquet’s parrot.
Other host. Eclectus roratus polychlorus (Scopoli, 1786) — eclectus parrot.
Remarks. This species was collected from two Melanesian parrot species: Dasyptilus pecqueti [= Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830) ] and Eclectus polychlorus [= Eclectus roratus polychlorus (Scopoli, 1786) ]. It was described only in vague terms, and cannot be accurately placed in any of the genera treated here. Hopkins & Clay (1952: 59) regarded it as a valid species of Brueelia , followed by Price et al. (2003) We examined additional material from an eclectus parrot [ Eclectus roratus ] and a song parrot [Geoffreyus heteroclitus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)] from the Solomon Islands, but these specimens are largely white, not light brown as Nirmus ovalis was described. Therefore, we regard this species as incertae sedis.
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