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
2017
2017-08-31
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Emersoniella docophoroides
(
Piaget, 1885
)
,
new combination
Nirmus docophoroides
Piaget, 1885
: 19
.
Brueelia docophoroides
(
Piaget), 1885
;
Hopkins & Clay 1952
: 55
.
Type host.
Terpsiphone paradisi
(
Linnaeus, 1758
)
—Asian paradise-flycatcher.
Remarks.
Piaget (1885: 19)
believed this species to be close to his
Nirmus coniceps
Piaget, 1880
. The single male (the
holotype
) in the Piaget collection at NHML is an
Emersoniella
, while all other material from this host examined by us belong to
Guimaraesiella
. As the preceding species, it keys out to either
E
.
crassicarina
or
E
.
regis
in the key of
Gustafsson & Bush (2014)
, but the male genitalia differ from both, and thus appears to be a species from an unknown host. As only one male is available, we cannot ascertain whether it is the same species as one of the other species here transferred to
Emersoniella
or a different species. Piaget's
type
is likely a straggler, contaminant, or its host was misidentified.