Myrsidea rozsai Price and Johnson, 2009

Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav, Lipkova, Alexandra & Literak, Ivan, 2011, Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3032, pp. 1-16 : 12

Myrsidea rozsai Price and Johnson, 2009

Myrsidea rozsai Price and Johnson, 2009: 62 , Figs. 5–7 . Type host: Euphonia laniirostris d’Orbigny et Lafresnaye—Thick-billed Euphonia

Material studied. 5 female and 5 male, ex Euphonia laniirostris (Fringillidae) , COSTA RICA: Zona Protectora Las Tablas, La Amistad lodge (8°54’N, 82°47’W; 1300m), 18 August 2010, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR131–133) and MZM (O.Sychra CR134–135).

Remarks. This is the first record of this species of Myrsidea from Costa Rica. Our specimens differ from the description of M. rozsai presented by Price and Johnson (2009) by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Price and Johnson (2009) are in parentheses]:

Female (n = 5). Length of head seta 10, 0.030; seta 11, 0.100; ratio10/11, 0.30. Tergal setae: II, 21 (23–26); III, 26 (27–32). Sternal setae: II, 15 (16–19) marginal between asters; III, 26 (21–25); sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: AW, 0.57 (0.59–0.61).

Male (n = 5). Sternite III with 3–4 medioanterior setae, other sternites without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: HL, 0.27 (0.28); PW, 0.25 (0.27–0.28); MW, 0.33 (0.35); TL, 1.30 (1.22–1.24).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1 – 3. Myrsidea bidentata sp. nov. 1, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 2, Male sternite II. 3, Male genital sac sclerite. 4 – 6. Myrsidea dolejskae sp. nov. 4, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 5, Male sternite II. 6, Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 1, 4), 0.10 mm (Figs. 2, 5), 0.05 mm (Figs. 3, 6).

FIGURES 7 – 12. 7 – 9. Myrsidea roubalovae sp. nov. 7, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 8, Male sternite II. 9, Male genital sac sclerite. 10 – 12. Myrsidea rubica sp. nov. 10, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 11, Male sternite II. 12, Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 7, 10), 0.10 mm (Figs. 8, 11), 0.05 mm (Figs. 9, 12).