Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species
Author
Kounek, Filip
Author
Sychra, Oldrich
Author
Capek, Miroslav
Author
Lipkova, Alexandra
Author
Literak, Ivan
text
Zootaxa
2011
3032
1
16
journal article
46326
10.5281/zenodo.278715
631bcf14-5ada-441e-8de1-816275ccc240
1175-5326
278715
Myrsidea valimi
Price and Johnson, 2009
Myrsidea valimi
Price and Johnson, 2009
: 65
,
Figs. 5–6
.
Type
host:
Euphonia anneae
Cassin—Tawny-capped
Euphonia
.
Material studied.
2 females
and
1 male
, ex
Euphonia anneae
(Fringillidae)
,
COSTA RICA
: Tapanti National Park, Sector Tapanti (
09°46’N
,
83°47’W
;
1200m
),
5 August 2009
, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR127–128).
Remarks.
This is the first record of this species of
Myrsidea
from
Costa Rica
. Specimens studied differ from the description of
M
.
valimi
presented by
Price and Johnson (2009)
by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by
Price and Johnson (2009)
are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 2)
. Length of head seta 10, 0.040; seta 11, 0.95–0.100; ratio10/11, 0.40–0.42.
Metanotum 10 (9) marginal setae, metasternum 7 (6) setae. Tergal setae: I, 15 (12–13); II, 19 (16); V, 18 (13– 16). Sternal setae: III, 22 (23–25); IV, 34 (23–28); V, 34 (29–31); VI, 29 (21–24); VII, 15 (12–13); sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.42 (0.40–0.41).
Male (n = 1)
. Sternal setae: III, 17 (19–20); IV, 26 (21–25), V, 26 (21–25); VI, 28 (21–25); VII, 19 (12–13). Sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae.