Myrsidea zeylanici Hellenthal and Price

Hellenthal, Ronald A. & Price, Roger D., 2003, The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 16 new species, Zootaxa 354, pp. 1-20 : 10

Myrsidea zeylanici Hellenthal and Price , new species

Type host. Pycnonotus zeylanicus (Gmelin) .

Male (10). Close to M. warwicki , differing as follows. Tergal setae: II, 9–14; V, 14– 17; VI, 13–16; VII, 10–13; VIII, 8–10. Sternal setae: III, 10–13; IV–V, 3 2 –42; VI, 29–36; VII, 14–19; VIII, 4. Genitalia much as in Fig. 4 , genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 5 . Dimensions: HL, 0.30–0.33; PW, 0.29–0.31; MW, 0.39–0.41; AWIV, 0.51–0.54; LSVII, 0.09– 0.12; TL, 1.25–1.33.

Female (8). Close to M. warwicki , differing as follows. Tergal setae: II, 13–16; III–V, 15–19; VI, 14–17; VII, 11–14; VIII, 10–12. Sternal setae: III, 15–20; VI, 31–37; VIII, 19– 24. Anal fringe with 39–46 ventral, 32–45 dorsal setae. Dimensions: PW, 0.32–0.34; MW, 0.46–0.50; AWIV, 0.65–0.72; LSVII, 0.12–0.16; ANW, 0.26–0.27; TL, 1.61–1.69.

Type material. Ex P. zeylanicus , the Straw­headed Bulbul, holotype male, R. Panjang, MALAYA, 28 Dec. 1961, M­00823. Paratypes, all ex P. zeylanicus in MALAYA: 1 male, same as holotype; 6 males, 7 females, same except 5 Apr. 1962, M­01266; 2 males, 1 female, Ulu Gombala, 10 Jan. 1964, H. E. McClure, H­0990.

Remarks. Both sexes are close to M. warwicki , but differ in having shorter inner setae on tergite VII. The separation of the male is further supported by the genital sac sclerite of the type in Fig. 5 and by the large dimensions.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. 1 – 5, Myrsidea pycnonoti. 1, Dorsoventral male. 2, Ventral male terminalia. 3, Female metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen. 4, Male genitalia. 5, Male genital sac sclerite. 6, M. phillipsi male genital sac sclerite. 7, M. gieferi male ventral terminalia.