Forficuloecus meinertzhageni

Price, Roger D., Johnson, Kevin P. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2008, A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 1859, pp. 49-62 : 51

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.183637
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6228653
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scientific name	Forficuloecus meinertzhageni
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meinertzhageni species group

The four species of this group are recognized from those of the other group by having both sexes with two long setae on each lateral temple margin ( Figs. 1, 3 View FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4 ), male genitalia with a short heavily pigmented penis ( Figs. 2, 5, 6, 8 View FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4 ), and females with setae posterior to subgenital plate aligned as in Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4 , with two transverse rows of short setae and few setae interspersed between these rows.

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FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4, Forficuloecus cameroni. 1, Entire dorsoventral male. 2, Male genitalia. 3, Dorsal female head. 4, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 5, F. emersoni, male genitalia. 6, F. meinertzhageni, male genitalia. 7 – 8,