Myrsidea troglodyti (Denny, 1842)

Reports. [1] DENNY (1842: 200); [2] MANILLA & GELSUMINI (1988: 4); [3] PRICE et al. (2008a: 63).

Host. Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) – Britain [1, 3], Italy [2].

Remarks. As discussed above, this species may not be a valid species and/or T. troglodytes may not be a host for this louse. MANILLA & GELSUMINI (1988) listed M. troglodyti from Italy following a note by SIMONETTA (1882), who had recorded Menopon troglodyti as deposited in the Museo Zoologico della R. Università di Pavia. We were unable to examine these lice, but we regard Simonetta’s note as doubtful until the specimens cited in it are found and examined.