Myrsidea abbreviata

Price, Roger D., Hellenthal, Ronald A. & Weckstein, Jason D., 2004, The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the toucans (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 613, pp. 1-18 : 9-10

abbreviata species group

The 4 species of this group are characterized as follows. Female without enlarged metanotum or highly modified abdominal tergites ( Figs. 15, 17 ). Male genitalia with sac sclerites as in Figs. 4 , 16 , or 18. Both sexes with posterior pronotal margin with 6 setae; postspiracular setae very long at least on II, IV, and VI–VIII; without anterior pleural setae.

Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 18, Male genital sac sclerites.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 18. 9 – 12, Myrsidea extranea. 9, Female dorsal thorax, metasternum, and dorsoventral abdomen. 10, Male genitalia. 11, Male genital sac sclerites. 12, Male metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 13 – 14, M. peruviana. 13, Female dorsal thorax and abdomen. 14, Male genital sac sclerites. 15, M. abbreviata female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 16, M. dorotheae male genital sac sclerites. 17 – 18, M. lanei. 17,

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4, Myrsidea victrix. 1, Dorsoventral male. 2, Male genitalia. 3, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 4, Male genital sac sclerites, M. victrix and M. abbreviata. 5 – 6, M. ceciliae. 5, Female metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen. 6, Male genital sac sclerites. 7 – 8, M. witti. 7, Male genital sac sclerites. 8, Female dorsal thorax and dorsoventral abdomen.