Myrsidea marini Price and Dalgleish

Price, Roger D. & Dalgleish, Robert C., 2007, Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Emberizidae (Passeriformes), with descriptions of 13 new species, Zootaxa 1467, pp. 1-18 : 12

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.176595

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509685

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scientific name

Myrsidea marini Price and Dalgleish
status

sp. nov.

Myrsidea marini Price and Dalgleish , new species

( Figs. 37–38 View FIGURES 37 – 44. 37 – 38 )

Type host. Pezopetes capitalis Cabanis , Large-footed Finch.

Female (1). Gula with 5 setae on each side. Metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen as in Fig. 37 View FIGURES 37 – 44. 37 – 38 . Metanotum enlarged, with circular posterior margin bearing 6 laterally-positioned setae; metasternal plate with 9 setae. Abdominal tergite I with pronounced medioposterior convexity and other tergites as shown. Tergal setae, with median gap in each row: I–II, 27; III–V, 24–25; VI, 22; VII–VIII, 19–20. Postspiracular setae long on V–VI (0.12–0.14), very long on VII (0.30). Sternal setae: II, 4 in each aster, 20 marginal between asters, 10 anterior; III, 28; IV–VI, 33–35; VII, 22; VIII–IX, 31. Dimensions: TW, 0.45; HL, 0.29; PW, 0.31; MW, 0.49; AWIV, 0.60; ANW, 0.21; TL, 1.56.

Male (1). Gula with 5 setae on each side. Metanotum with 10 marginal setae; metasternal plate with 10 setae. Tergal setae, without median gap in rows: I, 23; II, 25; III–VI, 22–24; VII, 25; VIII, 22. Sternal setae: II, 3 in each aster, 16 marginal between asters, 17 anterior ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 37 – 44. 37 – 38 ); III, 31; IV–VI, 36–39; VII, 34; VIII, 25. Genital sac sclerite distorted, but appearing similar to Fig. 29 View FIGURES 26 – 36. 26 – 30 . Dimensions: TW, 0.42; HL and PW, 0.28; MW, 0.39; AWIV, 0.49; GL, 0.46; TL, 1.39.

Type material. Holotype female ( OSU), ex P. capitalis , COSTA RICA: San Jose, Empalme, Madre Selva, 9 Aug 1985, M.A. Marin. Paratype ( OSU): 1 male, same data as holotype.

Remarks. The broadly rounded metanotum and tergite I with a conspicuous medioposterior convexity set the female of M. marini apart from others of this group. The small number of marginal metanotal setae and the large number of setae on tergite I further support this separation. The very long postspiracular setae on tergite VII and the number of abdominal tergal and sternal setae will identify the male of M. marini .

Etymology. This species is named for M. A. Marin, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Los Angeles, California, the collector of the bird yielding the lice described here.

OSU

Ohio State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Phthiraptera

Family

Menoponidae

Genus

Myrsidea

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