Chewing lice of genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species
Author
Kounek, Filip
Author
Sychra, Oldrich
Author
Capek, Miroslav
Author
Literak, Ivan
text
Zootaxa
2013
3620
2
201
222
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.1
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1175-5326
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Myrsidea antiqua
Ansari, 1956
Myrsidea antiqua
Ansari, 1956
:
Pak. J. Health
, 5: 174,
Figs 10
a–h.
Type
host
:
Turdus grayi grayi
Bonaparte, 1838
—Clay-colored Thrush.
Material studied.
Three females and
2 males
, ex
Turdus grayi
,
COSTA RICA
:
Tapanti
National Park, Sector
Tapanti
(
09°46’N
,
83°47’W
;
1200 m
),
2 August 2009
, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR184–185) and MMBC (O.Sychra CR183).
Remarks.
Our specimens differ from the redescription of
M
.
antiqua
presented by Clay (1966) by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Clay (1966) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 3)
. Tergal setae: I, 13–15 (14–16); II, 15–16 (18–20); III, 16–19 (19–23); V, 19–21 (20–24); VI, 17–20 (20–26); VII, 16–18 (17–21). Postspiracular setae extremely long, 0.51–0.52, on II, IV and VIII; very long, 0.35–0.43, on I and VII; long, 0.21–0.25, on III; and short, 0.13–0.16, on V and VI. Sternal setae: II, 12–13 (9–12) anterior setae; III, 27–31 (25–29); V, 38–40 (33–38); VI, 32–37 (28–32); VII, 13–14 (10–13); VIII–IX, 23–25 (26–30) including 13–15 setae on vulval margin. Dimensions: MW, 0.50–0.51 (0.45–0.50); ANW, 0.23–0.24; TL, 1.59–1.66 (1.62–1.74).
Male (n = 2)
. Tergal setae, with median gap in the row of setae on II–VIII: II, 14–17 (19–21); V, 18–20 (20–23); VI, 17–18 (19–21); VIII, 9 (11–13). Postspiracular setae extremely long, 0.51, on II, IV and VIII; long, 0.25–0.31, on I and VII; and short, 0.11–0.14, on III, V and VI. Sternal setae: VI, 30–32 (32–42); VII, 15–17 (16–18). Sternites III with 1–2 medioanterior setae. Dimensions: HL, 0.28–0.30 (0.30–0.33); PW, 0.28–0.30 (0.29–0.31); MW, 0.39–0.40 (0.36–0.39); TL, 1.30–1.31 (1.38–1.43); GW, 0.11–0.12; GSL, 0.09.