The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the toucans (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), with descriptions of three new species
Author
Price, Roger D.
Author
Hellenthal, Ronald A.
Author
Weckstein, Jason D.
text
Zootaxa
2004
613
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.158739
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158739
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extranea
species group
The 2 species of this group are characterized as follows. Female with enlarged metanotum and pronounced reduction of anterior abdominal tergites (
Figs. 9, 13
). Male genitalia (
Fig. 10
) with sac sclerites as in
Figs. 11
or 14. Both sexes with very long postspiracular setae on II, IV, VII–VIII or II–IV, VII–VIII, much shorter on V–VI (
Figs. 9, 12, 13
); with or without sparse anterior pleural setae on IV–VIII.