Chewing lice of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitic on members of the Campephagidae (Aves: Passeriformes), with description of a new subgenus and 14 new species
Author
Gustafsson, Daniel R.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilisation, Guangdong Public Library of Wild Animal Conserva-
Author
Bush, Sarah E.
0000-0002-2913-4876
School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2913 - 4876
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-13
5165
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1
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5165.1.1
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Indoceoplanetes
(
Indoceoplanetes
)
incisoma
Gustafsson
& Bush,
new species
(
Figs 22–28
)
Type
host.
Coracina macei siamensis
(Baker, 1918)
– large cuckooshrike.
Type
locality.
Khao Sawan Mountain
,
Sieo
,
Loei Province
,
Thailand
.
Other host.
Coracina macei rexpineti
(Swinhoe, 1863)
.
Diagnosis.
Indoceoplanetes
(
Indoceoplanetes
)
incisoma
new species
is most similar to
In.
(
In.
)
zambica
new species
, both sharing the following characters: mesosomal lobes widely divergent distally (
Figs 26
,
47
); dorsal fringe of mesosome strongly tilted medio-posteriorly (
Figs 25
,
46
); male tergopleurites IV–V with 1
ss
on each side and tergopleurite VI with 2
ss
on each side (
Figs 22
,
43
).
These two species can be separated by the following characters: male sternite IV with 2
sts
on each side in
In.
(
In.
)
incisoma
(
Fig. 22
), but with 1
sts
one each side in
In.
(
In.
)
zambica
(
Fig. 43
); male abdominal segment VI with 3
ps
on each side in
In.
(
In.
)
incisoma
(
Fig. 22
), but with 1
ps
on each side in
In.
(
In.
)
zambica
(
Fig. 43
); anterolateral extensions of proximal mesosome more slender in
In.
(
In.
)
incisoma
(
Fig. 26
) than in
In.
(
In.
)
zambica
(
Fig. 47
); mesosome proportionately broader in
In.
(
In.
)
incisoma
(
Fig. 26
), but narrower in
In.
(
In.
)
zambica
(
Fig. 47
; female subgenital plates of different shapes (
cf.
Figs 28
,
49
).
Description.
Both sexes
.
Head rounded trapezoidal (
Fig. 24
), lateral margins of preantennal area convex, frons broadly concave. Marginal carina broad, inner margin irregular, deeply displaced and widened at osculum. Ventral anterior plate rounded triangular, with concave lateral margins. Head chaetotaxy as in
Fig. 24
. Preantennal nodi broad, bulging. Pre- and post-ocular nodi large, connected dorsally by broad ocular band. Marginal temporal carina slender. Gular plate triangular. Thoracic and abdominal segments as in
Figs 22–23
. Base pigmentation pale yellow translucent; preantennal and preocular nodi dark brown; margins of antennal sockets, ocular band, postocular nodi, parts of mandibular framework, gular plate, proepimera, metepisterna, sternal plates IV–VI and subgenital plates medium brown.
Male.
Thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy as in
Fig. 22
; tergopleurites IV–V with 1
ss
on each side and tergopleurite VI with 2
ss
on each side; sternite IV with 2
sts
on each side; abdominal segment VI with 3
ps
on each side. Basal apodeme broad, narrowing distally (
Fig. 25
). Proximal mesosome with antero-lateral extensions (
Fig. 26
), proximal margin concave. Mesosomal lobes widely divergent distally. Distal margin of mesosome slightly concave, bulging medianly. Gonopore with slightly fringed lateral margins of antero-lateral extensions. Dorsal fringe tilted distinctly posteriorly, without thumb-like process. Chaetotaxy: 1
gpmes
microseta on each side of distal gonopore; 2
lpmes
sensilla on each mesosomal lobe; 1
ames
microseta anterior to dorsal fringe on each side. Parameres and
pst1–2
as in
Fig. 27
. Measurements as in
Table 1
.
FIGURES 22–23.
Indoceoplanetes
(
Indoceoplanetes
)
incisoma
new species
ex
Coracina macei siamensis
.
22,
male habitus, dorsal and ventral views.
23,
female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.
FIGURES 24–28.
Indoceoplanetes
(
Indoceoplanetes
)
incisoma
new species
ex
Coracina macei siamensis
.
24,
male head, dorsal and ventral views.
25,
male genitalia, dorsal view.
26,
male mesosome, ventral view.
27,
male paramere, dorsal view.
28,
female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.
Female.
Thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy as in
Fig. 23
. Subgenital plate trapezoidal, lateral margins slightly concave, distal margin flattened (
Fig. 28
). Vulval margin flattened to slightly concave medianly, with 2–3 short, slender
vms
and 1–2 short, thorn-like
vss
on each side; 4–7 slender
vos
on each side of subgenital plate; distal 2–3
vos
median to
vss
, substantially longer than
vms
. Measurements as in
Table 1
.
Etymology.
The species epithet is derived from Latin “
incus
” for “anvil” and Greek “
soma
” for “body”, referring to the shape of the proximal mesosome.
Type material.
Ex
Coracina macei siamensis
[
as
C. novaehollandiae siamensis
]:
Holotype
♂
, Khao Sawan Mountain, Sieo,
Loei Province
,
Thailand
,
29 Nov. 1955
,
R
.E. Elbel & B. Lekagul, RE-3177, RT-B-22605 (
BPBM
).
Paratypes
:
1♀
, same data as
holotype
(
BPBM
);
1♂
,
1♀
, Pang La,
Lampang Province
,
Thailand
,
7 Feb. 1953
,
R
.E. Elbel & H.G. Deignan, RE-2242, RT-B-17752 (
PIPR
);
1♂
,
1♀
, Non Han Ban N Nong Thum, Chumphae,
Khon Kaen Province
,
Thailand
,
28 Oct. 1953
,
R
.E. Elbel & B. Lekagul, RE-3085, RT-B-22571 (
PIPR
);
1♂
,
1♀
, same locality and collectors,
4 Nov. 1953
, RE-3124, RT-B-22586 (
PIPR
).
Additional material examined (non-types):
Ex
Coracina macei rexpineti
:
3
♂
,
Jing Xin County
,
Guanxi Province
,
China
,
29 Sep. 2004
,
S.E. Bush
, P#354, AM-435,
PIPR#84
and #53 (
PIPR
).
Remarks.
Samples from the two host subspecies are largely indistinguishable, but abdominal setae are generally longer and the antero-lateral extensions of the proximal mesosome are slightly larger in specimens from
C. m. rexpineti
than in those from the
type
host. We do not consider these differences significant, and treat all material from both host subspecies as conspecific.