Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Emberizidae (Passeriformes), with descriptions of 13 new species
Author
Price, Roger D.
Author
Dalgleish, Robert C.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1467
1
18
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.176595
1b16accb-7214-458f-b206-58379e6e7496
1175-5326
176595
Myrsidea aurantiirostris
Price and Dalgleish
,
new species
(
Figs. 23–25
)
Type
host
.
Arremon aurantiirostris
Lafresnaye
, Orange-billed Sparrow.
Female (5).
Gula with 4–6 setae on each side. Metanotum and dorsal abdomen as in
Fig. 23
. Metanotum somewhat enlarged with curved posterior margin bearing 12–16 setae; metasternal plate with 8–11 setae. Abdominal tergites I–II enlarged, remainder subequally small. Tergal setae, without median gap in rows: I, 24–32; II, 26–36; III–VI, 32–42; VII, 26–34; VIII, 15–19. Postspiracular setae subequally long on V–VII (0.12–0.18). Sternal setae: II,
4 in
each aster, 20–24 marginal between asters, 13–17 anterior; III, 29–35; IV– VI, 37–50; VII, 25–31; VIII–IX, 23–27. Dimensions: TW, 0.47–0.49; HL and PW, 0.30–0.32; MW, 0.48– 0.51; AWIV, 0.64–0.66; ANW, 0.22–0.24; TL, 1.48–1.55.
Male (6).
Gula with 4–6 setae on each side. Metanotum with 10–13 marginal setae; metasternal plate with 7–10 setae. Tergal setae, without median gap in rows: I, 20–25; II, 25–32; III, 29–34; IV, 26–35; V, 31–38; VI, 27–33; VII, 24–28; VIII, 17–21. Sternal setae: II,
4 in
each aster, 16–22 marginal between asters, 16–19 anterior (
Fig. 25
); III, 23–29; IV, 26–37; V–VI, 32–41; VII, 26–32; VIII, 9–18. Genital sac sclerite as in
Fig. 24
, rounded apically without subapical projections. Dimensions: TW, 0.43; HL, 0.28–0.30; PW, 0.27–0.29; MW, 0.36–0.39; AWIV, 0.48–0.51; GL, 0.40–0.43; TL, 1.22–1.26.
Type
material.
Holotype
female (
USNM
), ex
A. aurantiirostris
,
COSTA RICA
:
Puntarenas, Monte Anivo Lodge,
13 km
N Portero Grande,
20 Mar 1995
, Fisher #2122.
Paratypes
, all ex
type
host:
4 females
,
5 males
(
USNM
), same data as
holotype
;
1 female
,
1 male
(
OSU
), Limon Prov., Pandora,
28 Apr 1964
, O-2639.
Remarks.
The uninterrupted rows of tergal setae along with the number of setae on the metanotum, the metasternal plate, and tergites I and VII–VIII will differentiate females of
M
.
aurantiirostris
from others of the group. Males are recognized by their number of setae on the abdominal tergites and sternites.