Indoceoplanetes Gustafsson & Bush, 2017

Bush, Sarah E., 2017, Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key, Zootaxa 4313 (1), pp. 1-443 : 139-140

Subgenus Indoceoplanetes Gustafsson & Bush , new subgenus

Type species. Same as for genus.

Diagnosis. Apart from the characters listed above, members of the subgenus In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) can be separated from members of Maculinirmus , Turdinirmus, Titanomessor and Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) as follows:

From Maculinirmus by the dorsal preantennal suture present and interrupting marginal carina at least submedianly in Maculinirmus ( Figs 198 , 205), but suture absent and marginal carina uninterrupted in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 219 ); male In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 217 ) with tps on tergopleurites IV–VIII, but no tps on any segment in Maculinirmus ( Figs 196 , 203 ); mesosomal lobes with rugose nodi in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 221 ), but without rugose nodi in Maculinirmus ( Figs 200 ; 207).

From Turdinirmus by the dorsal preantennal suture present and interrupting marginal carina at least submedianly in Turdinirmus ( Figs 184 , 191 ), but suture absent and marginal carina uninterrupted in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 219 ); male In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 217 ) with tps on tergopleurites IV–VIII, but no tps on any segment in Turdinirmus ( Figs 182 , 189 ); mesosomal lobes with median dorsal point in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 220 ), but without such point in Turdinirmus ( Figs 185 , 192 ); rugose area of the distal mesosome is not restricted to the submedian section in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 221 ) as it is in Turdinirmus ( Figs 186 , 193 ); gonopore flares proximally in Turdinirmus ( Figs 186 , 193 ), but not in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 221 ).

From Titanomessor by the dorsal preantennal suture absent in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 219 ), but present in Titanomessor ( Fig. 212 ); mesosome with median dorsal points in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 220 ), but without such points in Titanomessor ( Fig. 213 ); rugose nodi present on mesosome in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 221 ), but absent in Titanomessor ( Fig. 214 ); multiple sts and tps present on male abdominal segments IV–V in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 217 ), but absent in Titanomessor ( Fig. 210 ).

From In. (Capnodella) by the dorsal preantennal suture absent in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 219 ), but present in In. (Capnodella) ( Figs 226 , 233 ); marginal carina uninterrupted in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 219 ), but interrupted submedianly in In. (Capnodella) ( Figs 226 , 233 ); tps present on at least some male tergopleurites in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Fig. 217 ), but absent on all tergopleurites in In. (Capnodella) ( Figs 224 , 231 ); both sexes with multiple sts on each side on at least segments IV–V in In. ( Indoceoplanetes ) ( Figs 217–218 ), but with multiple sts only on segment VI in In. (Capnodella) ( Figs 224–225 , 231–232 ).

Description. Both sexes. Approximately 1.5 times as long as Guimaraesiella and In. (Capnodella) on same hosts. Head flat-dome shaped ( Fig. 219 ) with flattened or (in undescribed species) slightly concave frons. Marginal carina uninterrupted, often widened at osculum. Dorsal preantennal suture and dorsal anterior plate absent. Preantennal nodi slender, pointed. Ventral anterior plate absent. Thoracic and abdominal segments as in genus description ( Figs 217–218 ). Re-entrant heads moderate. Abdominal chaetotaxy as in Table 2; tps present on male tergopleurites IV–VIII. Both sexes with multiple sts on each side on at least some abdominal segments.

Male. Mesosomal lobes with serrated or papillate posterior margins, 2 pmes microsetae on each side ( Fig. 221 ).

Female. Vulval margin with very few or no vss ( Fig. 223 ).

Figures

FIGURES 198 – 202. Maculinirmus mundus (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Oriolus oriolus oriolus: 198, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 199, male genitalia, dorsal view. 200, male mesosome, ventral view. 201, male paramere, dorsal view. 202, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 219 – 223. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) indonesiana (Eichler, 1947) n. comb. ex Coracina striata difficilis: 219, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 220, male genitalia, dorsal view. 221, male mesosome, ventral view. 222, male paramere, dorsal view. 223, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 217 – 218. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) indonesiana (Eichler, 1947) n. comb. ex Coracina striata difficilis: 217, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 218, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 196 – 197. Maculinirmus mundus (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) ex Oriolus oriolus oriolus: 196, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 197, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 203 – 204. Maculinirmus ljosalfar n. sp. ex Oriolus chinensis diffusus: 203, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 204, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 184 – 188. Turdinirmus merulensis (Denny, 1842) ex Turdus merula: 184, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 185, male genitalia, dorsal view. 186, male mesosome, ventral view. 187, male paramere, dorsal view. 188, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 191 – 195. Turdinirmus australissimus n. sp. ex Zoothera lunulata lunulata: 191, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 192, male genitalia, dorsal view. 193, male mesosome, ventral view. 194, male paramere, dorsal view. 195 female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 182 – 183. Turdinirmus merulensis (Denny, 1842) ex Turdus merula: 182, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 183, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 189 – 190. Turdinirmus australissimus n. sp. ex Zoothera lunulata lunulata: 189, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 190, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 212 – 216. Titanomessor sexloba n. gen. & n. sp. ex Laniarius erythrogaster: 212, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 213, male genitalia, dorsal view. 214, mesosome, ventral view. 215, parameres, dorsal view. 216, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view. Scale for parameres same as for male genitalia.

FIGURES 210 – 211. Titanomessor sexloba n. gen. & n. sp. ex Laniarius erythrogaster: 210, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 211, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 226 – 230. Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) laurocorythes n. gen., n. subgen. & n. sp. ex Edolisoma holopolium holopolium: 226, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 227, male genitalia, dorsal view. 228, male mesosome, ventral view. 229, male paramere, dorsal view. 230, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 233 – 237. Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) loboccupatrix n. gen., n. subgen. & n. sp. ex Lobotos oriolinus: 233, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 234, male genitalia, dorsal view. 235, male mesosome, ventral view. 236, male paramere, dorsal view. 237, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 224 – 225. Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) laurocorythes n. gen., n. subgen. & n. sp. ex Edolisoma holopolium holopolium: 224, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 225, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 231 – 232. Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) loboccupatrix n. gen., n. subgen. & n. sp. ex Lobotos oriolinus: 231, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 232, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.