Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis Gustafsson, 2022

Gustafsson, Daniel R. & Bush, Sarah E., 2022, Chewing lice of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitic on members of the Campephagidae (Aves: Passeriformes), with description of a new subgenus and 14 new species, Zootaxa 5165 (1), pp. 1-55 : 15-18

Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis Gustafsson & Bush, new species

( Figs 29–35 )

Type host. Coracina novaehollandiae melanops (Latham, 1802) – black-faced cuckooshrike.

Type locality. Wando , Western Province, Papua New Guinea .

Diagnosis. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis new species is most similar to In. (In.) pterophora new species and In. (In.) fodincana new species. For a comparison between In. (In.) wandoensis and In. (In.) pterophora , see the latter species, above.

Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis can be separated from In. (In.) fodincana by the following characters: male tergopleurite IV with 2 ss and male tergopleurite V with 3 ss on each side in In. (In.) wandoensis ( Fig. 29 ), but tergopleurite IV with 1 ss and tergopleurite V with 2 ss on each side in In. (In.) fodincana ( Fig. 36 ); male sternite III with 1 sts on each side in In. (In.) wandoensis ( Fig. 29 ), but with 2 sts on each side in In. (In.) fodincana ( Fig. 36 ); female subgenital plate rounded distally in In. (In.) wandoensis ( Fig. 35 ), but flattened distally in In. (In.) fodincana ( Fig. 42 ).

Description. Both sexes. Head rounded trapezoidal ( Fig. 31 ), lateral margins of preantennal head convex, frons flattened. Marginal carina broad, narrowing anterior to dsms, deeply displaced and widened at osculum. Ventral anterior plate rounded, with concave anterior margin and sinuous lateral margins. Head chaetotaxy as in Fig. 31 . Preantennal nodi wide, bulging. Pre- and post-ocular nodi large, connected dorsally by broad ocular band. Marginal temporal carina slender. Gular plate triangular, lateral margins slightly convex. Thoracic and abdominal segments as in Figs 29–30 . Base pigmentation translucently pale yellow; head nodi, gular plate, proepimera, and metepisterna dark brown; margins of antennal sockets, mandibular framework, sternal plate IV–VI and subgenital plates medium brown; head carinae yellowish.

Male. Thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy as in Fig. 29 ; tergopleurite IV with 2 ss and tergopleurites V–VI with 3 ss on each side; sternite III with 1 sts on each side. Basal apodeme rounded, with concave lateral margins ( Fig. 32 ). Proximal mesosome with antero-lateral extensions ( Fig. 33 ), anterior margin deeply concave. Mesosomal lobes divergent distally. Distal margin of mesosome concave, but median section bulging. Gonopore with slightly hooked antero-lateral extensions. Dorsal fringe not tilted posteriorly. Chaetotaxy: 1 ventral gpmes microsetae on each side lateral to distal gonopore; 2 lpmes sensilla on each side on mesosomal lobes; 1 dorsal ames microseta on each side posterior to dorsal fringe. Parameres and pst1–2 as in Fig. 34 . Measurements as in Table 1 .

Female. Thoracic and abdominal chaetotaxy as in Fig. 30 ; female sternite III with 2 sts on each side. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 35 , lateral margins concave in distal section, distal margin rounded. Vulval margin bulging medianly, with 2–3 short, slender vms and 1 short, thorn-like vss on each side; 4–6 slender vos on each side of subgenital plate; distal 2 vos distal to vss, substantially longer than vms. Measurements as in Table 1 .

Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the type locality.

Type material. Ex Coracina novaehollandiae melanops : Holotype ♂, Wando, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 1969, I.L. Owen, 691016/13a, Brit. Mus. 1970-381 ( NHML). Paratypes: 3♂, 1♀, same data as holotype ( NHML) .

Additional material examined (non-types): Ex Coracina novaehollandiae melanops : 2♂, 1♀, Weam , elev. 30 ft., Western Province, Papua New Guinea, 14 Jun. 1964, H. Clissold, BBM-NG-50840 ( BBM) ; 2♀, same data except BBM-NG-40841 ( BPBM) ; 6♂, 12♀, same data except BBM-NG-40842 [host not identified with certainty on slide] ( BPBM) ; 1♂, 3♀, same data except BBM-NG-40843 [host not identified with certainty on slide] ( BPBM) .

Figures

FIGURES 29–30. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis new species ex Coracina novaehollandiae melanops. 29, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 30, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 31–35. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis new species ex Coracina novaehollandiae melanops. 31, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 32, male genitalia, dorsal view. 33, male mesosome, ventral view. 34, male paramere, dorsal view. 35, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.

FIGURES 36–37. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) fodincana new species ex Coracina papuensis oriomo. 36, male habitus, dorsal and ventral views. 37, female habitus, dorsal and ventral views.

FIGURES 38–42. Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) fodincana new species ex Coracina papuensis oriomo. 38, male head, dorsal and ventral views. 39, male genitalia, dorsal view. 40, male mesosome, ventral view. 41, male paramere, dorsal view. 42, female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.