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
forficula
species group
The six species of this group are recognized from those of the
meinertzhageni
group by having both sexes with only one long seta on each lateral temple margin (
Figs. 11
,
24
), male genitalia with a conspicuous elongate tapered penis (
Figs. 12, 14, 17
,
20, 22
), and females with setae posterior to subgenital plate as in
Figs. 10
,
18
, or 23, with few setae grouped around pair of inwardly pointing sclerites.