The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the toucans (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), with descriptions of three new species
Author
Price, Roger D.
Author
Hellenthal, Ronald A.
Author
Weckstein, Jason D.
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Zootaxa
2004
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.158739
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Myrsidea extranea
(Carriker)
(
Figs. 9–12
)
Colpocephalum extraneum
Carriker 1903
: 173
.
Type
host:
Nyctidromas albicollis
–
error.
Female
. As in
Fig. 9
. Posterior pronotal margin with 8, much less often 9–10, setae; metanotal margin with 8, less often 6–7. Tergal setae: I, 10–17; II, 14–28; III, 16–28; IV–V, 16–26; VI–VII, 16–24; VIII, 10–14. Postspiracular setae on III much shorter than those on II or IV; with sparse anterior pleural setae on IV–VIII. Medium inner posterior marginal setae on IX. Sternal setae: II, 22–36; III, 35–51; IV–VI, 44–66; VII, 27–39; subgenital plate, 29–46. Anus with 52–59 ventral fringe setae, 42–49 dorsal. Dimensions: TW, 0.62– 0.66; HL, 0.40–0.43; PW, 0.40–0.45; MW, 0.66–0.79; AWIV, 0.73–0.89; ANW, 0.34– 0.40; TL, 2.09–2.40.
Male
. As in
Fig. 12
. Posterior pronotal margin with 7–9 setae, metanotal margin with 6–9. Tergal setae: I, 15–22; II–V, 21–31; VI, 22–28; VII, 19–28; VIII, 11–17. Postspiracular, pleural, and inner IX marginal setae as for female. Sternal setae: II, 19–33; III, 37– 47; IV, 42–51; V–VI, 43–55; VII, 29–44; VIII, 15–24. Genitalia as in
Fig. 10
and sac sclerites much as in
Fig. 11
, with only narrow separation for each lateral portion and without evidence of thin transverse sclerite medioanterior to them. Dimensions: TW, 0.53– 0.57; HL, 0.35–0.39; PW, 0.35–0.37; MW, 0.47–0.54; AWIV, 0.54–0.63; GL, 0.53–0.64; TL, 1.66–1.88.
Material
. Ex
Nyctidromus
a.
albicollis
– error, female
holotype
of
C. extraneum
,
COSTA RICA
: Pozo Azul (MAC;1902). Ex
R. swainsonii
, male “allotype”,
1 male
“
paratype
”, and
2 females
of
C. extraneum
,
COSTA RICA
: Guapilas (MAC515; 1903);
1 female
,
1 male
,
COLOMBIA
: San Alberto (33472; 1961);
2 females
,
COLOMBIA
: Regeneracion (MAC12592; 1948);
2 females
,
COLOMBIA
: Pto. Muchimbo, Rio San Juan (MAC19162; 1950);
1 female
,
COLOMBIA
: La Raya (MAC12242; 1948);
4 females
,
PANAMA
: Canal Zone, Barro Colo (JVT, JVT362, & JVT379; 1927);
4 females
,
2 males
,
ECUADOR
: Prov. Manabi,
45 km
NW El Carum, Chindul Mts. (MM; 1991);
2 females
,
2 males
,
PANAMA
: Prov. Colon, Achiote Road at Rio Providencia,
25m
(DLD5968);
3 females
,
1 male
,
PANAMA
: Camp Pital (LHD; 1928). Ex
R. v. citreolaemus
,
3 females
,
2 males
,
COLOMBIA
: La Raya (MAC12248; 1948). Ex
R. t.
tucanus
L., all from
GUYANA
:
2 females
,
2 males
, Kanuku Mts. (TC153; 1961);
2 females
,
2 males
, Wineperu (GL30; 1967);
1 male
, Kartago Pt. (JH; 1984). Ex
R. t. cuvieri
Wagler,
1 female
,
1 male
,
PERU
: Dpto. Loreto,
7 km
SW Jeberos,
05°18'48" S
,
76°16'32" W
(KE 112; 2001);
1 female
,
PERU
: Dpto. Loreto,
86 km
SE Juanjui, on E bank Upper Rio Pauya,
07°35'10" S
,
75°56'01" W
(TV233; 2000);
5 females
,
3 males
,
BRAZIL
: Amazonas, S bank Rio Solimões, Fazenda Toshiba,
03°47' S
,
60°17' W
(JDW476; 2000);
1 female
,
BRAZIL
: Mato Grosso, S bank Rio Cristalino,
0.80 km
up river from confluence with Rio Teles Pires,
33 km
NE Alta Floresta,
09°37'51" S
,
55°55'26" W
(JDW231; 1999);
3 females
,
1 male
, same except (JDW244). Ex
R. ambiguus
Swainson
,
2 females
,
PERU
: Dpto. Huanuco, Divisoria in Cordillera Azul (JPO2879; 1967);
1 male
,
PERU
: Dpto. Loreto, 3 road km NE Abra Divisor on Pucullpa Hwy 12 (JWE129; 1977).
Remarks
.
Carriker (1903)
described
C. extraneum
from a single female associated with an erroneous host, with the correct host interpreted to be
R. swainsonii
. Subsequently,
Carriker [and DiazUngria] (1961)
designated and described an allotype and
paratype
male, an action counter to accepted nomenclatoral practice. His illustrations and descriptive details are consistent with what we recognize here as
M. extranea
.