Strigiphilus cursor ( Burmeister, 1838 )

Shimada, Megumi & Yoshizawa, Kazunori, 2020, A revision of Strigiphilus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Japan, Zootaxa 4779 (4), pp. 501-521 : 504-505

Strigiphilus cursor ( Burmeister, 1838)

( Figs 7–16 )

Docophorus cursor Burmeister, 1838: 426 .

Type host: Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) .

Nirmus brachyoti Denny, 1852: 13 ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 338.

Type host: Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) .

Nirmus stridulae Denny, 1852: 13 ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 340.

Type host: Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) .

Docophorus nudipes Piaget, 1880: 26 , pl. I, fig.6; Clay 1966b: 844.

Type host: Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) .

Philopterus cursor Nitzsch in Burmeister, 1838 : Uchida, 1949: 542.

Philopterus cursor var laticephalus Uchida, 1949: 543 [in part]. New synonymy.

Type host: Strix aluco yamadae Yamashina, 1936 .

Strigiphilus cursor (Burmeister, 1938) : Hopkins & Clay, 1952: 339.

Strigiphilus laticephalus ( Uchida, 1949) : Hopkins & Clay, 1952: 340.

Strigiphilus nudipes ( Piaget, 1880) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 340.

Strigiphilus cursor (Burmeister, 1938) ; Price et al. 2003: 239.

Diagnosis. Strigiphilus cursor can be distinguished from other species of Japanese Strigiphilus by the following characters (1) abdominal tergite III with postspiracular setae, (2) the metanotum with 2 long and 1 medium posterolateral setae on each side, (3) the shape of dorsal anterior plates ( Figs 8, 11 , 13, 16 ), and (4) the morphology of the male genitalia ( Figs 9 , 14 ).

Material examined. Type specimens. Ex Strix aluco yamadae : Lectotype ♂ (here designated) of Philopterus cursor laticephalus Uchida, 1949 . Originally labeled as “ Philopterus cursor laticephalus n. var. / Takasago-fukuro [= Strix aluco yamadae: in Katakana ], Ishigakijima [in Kanji], 18. XII. 1924 ” ( ELKU). Paralectotypes: 4♂, 13♀, with same data as lectotype ( ELKU). The lectotype and 4♂, 7♀ paralectotypes are slide-mounted, and labeled as “(1) (Para) Lectotype / Philopterus cursor / var laticephalus / Uchida, 1949; (2) Strigiphilus cursor / det. Shimada & Yoshi, 2020; (3) Ishigakijima/ Ryukyus/ 18. xii. 1924 / ex. Strix aluco yamadae ”.

Note: There is a discrepancy on the year of collection of the above-listed specimens, being “1923” in Uchida (1949: 543), but “1924” in Uchida's label attached to the lice. However, as all other label data are in complete agreement with the data given by Uchida (1949: 543), we concluded that these specimens are those examined by Uchida (1949) and published as “ Philopterus cursor var laticephalus n. var. ”.

Non-type specimens. Ex Asio flammeus flammeus : 1♂, 2♀, 1N (slide-mounted), originally labeled as “ Philopterus cursor N./ Komimizuku [= Asio flammeus flammeus: in Katakana ], Chiba Prefecture Funabashi [in Kanji], 14. XII. 1924 ” ( ELKU) ; 1N (preserved in alcohol) same data ( ELKU) . Ex Asio flammeus ssp.: 1♀ (slide-mounted), Fukuei, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 29 Aug. 2006, Tatsuo Sato ( SEHU) ; 1♀ (preserved in alcohol) same data ( YIO) ; 1♀ (slide-mounted), Takarajima , Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 3 Dec. 2007, Isao Nishiumi & Yasuko Iwami ( SEHU) .

Japanese hosts: Strix aluco yamadae Yamashina, 1936 , Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) .

Other hosts. Asio flammeus sspp.

Figures

FIGURES 7–11. Strigiphilus cursor [specimens identified by Uchida (1949: 542) as “Philopterus cursor” from Asio flammeus flammeus]: 7, male habitus. 8, male dorsal anterior plate. 9, male genitalia. 10, female habitus. 11, female dorsal anterior plate. Scale bar for 7 and 10: 0.5mm; for 8, 9 and 11: 0.1mm.

FIGURES 12–16. Strigiphilus cursor [specimens identified by Uchida (1949: 543) as “Philopterus cursor var laticephalus” from Strix aluco yamadae]: 12, male habitus. 13, male dorsal anterior plate. 14, male genitalia. 15, female habitus. 16, female dorsal anterior plate. Scale bar for 12 and 15: 0.5mm; for 13, 14 and 16: 0.1mm.