Myrsidea ochracei Hellenthal and Price (2003)

Ramon, Madrid, Soto, Old, Sychra, rich, Benedick, Suzan, Edwards, David P., Efeykin, Boris D., Fandrem, Marte, Haugaasen, Torbjørn, Teterina, Anastasia, Tomassi, Suzanne & Tolstenkov, Oleg, 2020, Diversity and host associations of Myrsidea chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 13, pp. 231-247 : 237-238

3.1.7. Myrsidea ochracei Hellenthal and Price (2003)

Myrsidea ochracei Hellenthal and Price (2003): 12 . Type host: Alophoixus ochraceus (F. Moore, 1854) – Ochraceus Bulbul ( Pycnonotidae ).

Material studied. 3♀, 16, MALAYSIA: YSFMA in Sabah (4 ◦ 58 ′ N, 117 ◦ 4 ′ E), ex Alophoixus bres (R. Lesson, 1831) – Gray-cheeked Bulbul ( Pycnonotidae ), 9 and 13.viii.2015 (Ram´on Soto Madrid) ( MMBC). 1♀, 16, MALAYSIA: YSFMA in Sabah, ex Alophoixus finschii ( Salvadori, 1871) - Finsch’ s Bulbul ( Pycnonotidae ), 3.viii.2015 (Ram´on Soto Madrid) ( MMBC).

Remarks. Our specimens differ from the description of M. ochracei presented by Hellenthal and Price (2003) by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Hellenthal and Price (2003) are in parentheses]:

Female (n = 4). Sternal setae: VI, 22–36 (24–35). Ventral anal fringe formed by 28–32 (31–39) setae.

Dimensions: HL, 0.28–0.31 (0.30–0.33); AW, 0.53–0.58 (0.56–0.70); ANW, 0.18–0.21 (0.20–0.23); TL, 1.32–1.39 (1.34–1.65).

Male (n = 2). Sternal setae: 5–6 (4–5) in each aster; V, 24–28

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(26–45); VII, 9–11 (10–18). Dimensions: AW, 0.43–0.45 (0.45–0.53); TL, 1.06–1.11 (1.11–1.28).