Saltator maximus (Müller), Muller

Č, Ř Á, 2007, Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from buntings, cardinals and tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae, Cardinalidae, Thraupidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Zootaxa 1631, pp. 57-68 : 61

Host: Saltator maximus (Müller) – Buff-throated Saltator

One chewing lice species was found on this host:

Myrsidea sp. 2

Material studied. 2 males, 5 nymphs ex Saltator maximus , COSTA RICA: Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limỏn (9°40’N, 85°05’W), 21 August 2004, Literák, Č apek & Havlίček coll., 1 nymph ex S. maximus, Barbilla NP, Provincia Limỏn (9°59’N, 85°27’W), 2 September 2004, Literák, Č apek & Havlίček coll. Deposited in INBio – O. Sychra CR62.

Remarks. Although the male Myrsidea sp. 2 from S. maximus is similar to the male of Myrsidea sp. 1 from C. cyanoides , it probably represents a different species. It is characterised by tergite I with a continuous row of tergal setae, and postspicarular setae on VII distinctly shorter than those on II, IV and VIII. Unfortunately, having only male specimens is insufficient for an adequate description of a new species. Two of four birds examined were parasitised by Myrsidea sp. 2. This is the first record of chewing lice from Saltator maximus .