A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species Author Price, Roger D. Author Johnson, Kevin P. Author Palma, Ricardo L. text Zootaxa 2008 1859 49 62 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.183637 30a82ee4-bda3-4c00-970e-7f1b8e8bfbc7 1175-5326 183637 Forficuloecus meinertzhageni Guimarães ( Fig. 6 ) Forficuloecus meinertzhageni Guimarães, 1974 : 177 . Type host: Nestor meridionalis (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) , the Kaka. Male. Tergal setae: II–III, 7–8; IV–VII, 9–11; VIII, 8–10. Tergite IX with median bridge connecting lateral portions of tergite IX, as in Fig. 7 . Sternal setae: II, 3–4; III–VI, 5–8; VII, 3–6. Genitalia ( Fig. 6 ) with parameres and penis shaped as shown. Female. Tergal setae: II, 7–8; III, 8–11; IV–VII, 9–12; VIII, 8–11. Sternal setae: II, 5–6; III–VI, 6–8; VII, 4–6. Material. Ex N. meridionalis , NEW ZEALAND : 1 male , 1 female [ paratypes of F. meinertzhageni ] ( MONZ ), JG.150. Ex N. m. meridionalis , NEW ZEALAND : 1 male , 1 female ( MONZ ), E.F. Stead; 2 males , 2 females ( MONZ ), Canterbury, Patersons Creek, 23 Oct. 1974 , D.S. Horning. Ex N. m. septentrionalis Lorenz, 1896, NEW ZEALAND : 1 male , 1 female ( MONZ ), North Island, Dannevirke, 27 June 1976 , E. Brown; 1 male ( MONZ ), Kapiti Island, 25 Aug. 1981 , P. McKenzie; 1 male , 1 female ( MONZ ), Kapiti Island, P. Dan i el. E x N. notabilis Gould, 1856 , NEW ZEALAND : 1 male , 1 female ( MONZ ), South Island, 5 Sept. 1965 ; 2 females ( MONZ ), Kokatahi, Oct. 1973 , C. Howatt; 4 males , 3 females ( MONZ ), South Island, near Discovery Stream, Hawdon Hut, 2 Sept. 1978 , J.R. Jackson. Remarks. The combination of the small dimensions of both sexes and the male tergite IX with a median connecting bridge ally F. meinertzhageni with F. p i l g r i m i Guimarães and distinguish it from the other two species. Males of F. meinertzhageni are separated from those of F. pilgrimi by their longer and wider male genitalia ( Fig. 6 vs Fig. 8 ). Females of F. meinertzhageni are tenuously separable by their greater total length.