Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key
Author
Bush, Sarah E.
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Zootaxa
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2017-08-31
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Harpactrox geminodus
Gustafsson & Bush
,
new species
(
Figs 253
–259)
Type
host.
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
(Gould, 1834)
—red-headed trogon.
Type
locality.
Chiang Saen Kao
,
Chiang
Rai Province
,
Thailand
.
Diagnosis.
Harpactrox geminodus
n. sp.
is separated from the two other species in the genus by head shape; the head is proportionately narrower in
Ha
.
geminodus
(Fig. 255) than in either
Ha
.
loeiensis
n. sp.
(
Fig. 248
) or
Ha
.
pontifrons
n. sp.
(
Fig. 260
). As in
Ha
.
loeiensis
(
Fig. 248
) the dorsal preantennal suture extends anteriorly from the
ads
in
Ha
.
geminodus
(Fig. 255), but only in
Ha
.
geminodus
does it reach the
dsms
; the dorsal preantennal suture does not extend anteriorlyin
Ha. pontifrons
(
Fig. 260
). The proximal mesomere of
Ha
.
geminodus
(Fig. 257) is
FIBURES 255–259.
Harpactrox geminodus
n. gen.
& n. sp.
ex
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
:
255
male
head, dorsal and ventral views.
256,
male genitalia, dorsal view.
257,
male mesosome, ventral view.
258,
male paramere, dorsal view.
259,
female subgenital plate and vulval margin.
FIGURES 253–254.
Harpactrox geminodus
n. gen.
& n. sp.
ex
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
:
253,
male habitus, dorsal and ventral views.
254,
female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.
broad and flattened, whereas that of
Ha
.
loeiensis
(
Fig. 250
) is narrow and rounded. Vulval chaetotaxy of
Ha
.
geminodus
intermediate between that of the other two species, and female best identified on non-genitalic characters.
Description.
Both sexes
. Head shape, structure, and chaetotaxy as in Fig. 255. Ventral anterior plate much wider than marginal carina. Ventral carinae clearly defined anterior to pulvinus. Dorsal preantennal suture reaches
ads
and
dsms
. Preantennal nodi large. All
mts
of about equal length, except
mts
3
about twice as long as other
mts
. Gular plate spade-shaped. Thoracic and abdominal segments as in genus description and
Figs 253–254
. Sternal plates and subgenital plates very pale, and illustrated only tentatively.
Male
. Subgenital plate sinuously trapezoidal (
Fig. 253
). Abdominal chaetotaxy as in
Table 2
and
Fig. 253
; 1
tps
present on tergopleurite VIII in one examined male, absent in the other. Basal apodeme broad (Fig. 256). Proximal mesosome broad, anterior margin roughly flat. Gonopore (Fig. 257) terminal, not extended distally. Mesosomal lobes angular; 3
ames
microsetae submedianly on each side anterior to gonopore; 2
pmes
microsetae laterally to gonopore on each side. Parameral heads rounded rectangular. Parameral blades (Fig. 258) blunt, slender;
pst1–2
as in genus decsription. Measurements ex
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
(n = 2, TL and AW cannot be measured due to mounting): HL = 0.35–0.37; HW = 0.36–0.39; PRW = 0.23–0.24; PTW = 0.36–0.39.
Female
. Abdominal chaetotaxy as in
Table 2
and
Fig. 254
. Subgenital plate sinuously trapezoidal, reaching vulval margin (Fig. 259). Vulval margin (Fig. 259) somewhat angular, with 2 short, slender
vms
on each side, and 3–5 short, thorn-like
vss
on each side; 5–7 long, slender
vos
; the 2–3 distal
vos
median to
vss
. Measurements ex
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
(n = 3): TL = 1.86–2.01; HL = 0.40–0.41; HW = 0.44–0.45; PRW = 0.26–0.27; PTW = 0.41–0.42; AW = 0.59–0.68.
Etymology.
The species epithet is derived from Latin “
gemini
” for “twins” and “
nodus
” for “knot”.
Type
material. Ex
Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
:
Holotype
♂
,
Chiang Saen Kao
,
Chiang
Rai Province
,
Thailand
,
4 Mar. 1953
,
R.E. Elbel
, RE-2348, B-14848 (
NHML
)
.
Paratypes
:
1♀
same data as holotype (
NHML
)
;
1♂
,
2♀
, same data as holotype (PIPeR).