Ricinus vireoensis Nelson, 1972

Valan, Miroslav, Sychra, Oldrich & Literak, Ivan, 2016, Redescriptions and new host records of chewing lice of the genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera: Ricinidae) from the Neotropical Region, Zootaxa 4154 (2), pp. 179-189 : 188

Ricinus vireoensis Nelson, 1972

( Fig. 21 , Table 1)

Ricinus vireoensis Nelson, 1972: 95 , plate 33, figs 1–6. Ricinus vireoensis Nelson, 1972 ; Price et al. 2003: 251.

Type host. Vireo griseus (Boddaert, 1783) —White-eyed vireo ( Passeriformes : Vireonidae )

Type locality. Leon County, Florida, United States of America.

Material examined. Ex Vireo pallens Salvin, 1863 —Mangrove vireo ( Passeriformes : Vireonidae ): 2♀, Utila Island, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (16°06' N, 86°54' W) 27 Aug. 2014, I. Literak, slide UT87 [also 2♀, 4N in alcohol].

Ex Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) Red-eyed vireo ( Passeriformes : Vireonidae ): 3♀, Utila Island, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (16°06' N, 86°54' W), 24 Aug. 2014, I. Literak, slide UT43 [also 7N in alcohol].

Remarks. Vireo pallens is an additional host species for R. vireoensis (see Price et al. 2003: 251), bringing the total number of known hosts for this louse species to eight.

Bird family Bird species Country P A % Louse species ♀ ♂ N Totals Parulidae Helmitheros vermivorum Honduras 2/9 22.2 Ricinus dalgleishi * 5 5 6 1 6 Tyrannidae Corythopis delalandi Paraguay 1/10 10.0 Ricinus sp.* 2 - 2 4

Fringillidae Euphonia laniirostris Costa Rica 2/26 7.7 Ricinus tanagraephilus 14 1 9 24 Vireonidae Vireo pallens Honduras 1/9 11.1 Ricinus vireoensis * 4 - 4 8

Vireo olivaceus Honduras 1/12 8.3 Ricinus vireoensis 3 - 7 1 0

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 21. Females: 19, Ricinus dalgleishi. 20, Ricinus sp. ex Corythopis delalandi. 21, Ricinus vireoensis.