Myrsidea icterocephalae Price and Dalgleish, 2006

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 : 8

Myrsidea icterocephalae Price and Dalgleish, 2006

Myrsidea icterocephalae Price and Dalgleish, 2006: 9 , Fig. 11 . Type host: Tangara icterocephala (Bonaparte) —Silver-throated Tanager.

Material studied. 2 females and 2 males, ex Tangara icterocephala (Thraupidae) , COSTA RICA: Tapanti National Park, Sector Tapanti (09°46’N, 83°47’W; 1200m), 9 August 2009, Sychra and Literak leg.; 1 female and 1 male, ex Tangara icterocephala , COSTA RICA: Zona Protectora Las Tablas, La Amistad Lodge (8°54’N, 82°47’W; 1300m), 19 August 2010, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR159–161).

Remarks. Our specimens differ from the description of M. icterocephalae presented by Price and Dalgleish (2006) by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Price and Dalgleish (2006) are in parentheses]:

Female (n = 3). Length of head seta 10, 0.030–0.040; seta 11, 0.085–0.090; ratio10/11, 0.33–0.47. Sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae.

Dimensions: MW, 0.40–0.43 (0.39–0.42); TL, 1.36–1.37 (1.40–1.49)

Male (n = 3). Sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.38–0.39 (0.39–0.41).

Figures

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).