Myrsidea nesomimi borealis Palma & Price, 2010

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Myrsidea nesomimi borealis Palma & Price, 2010

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“ Menopon incertum ” Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902: 488 (not Menopon incertum Kellogg, 1896 ).

“ Menopon incertum ” Kellogg, 1906: 322 (not Menopon incertum Kellogg, 1896 ).

“ Myrsidea incerta ” Clay in Linsley & Usinger, 1966: 128 (not Myrsidea incerta (Kellogg, 1896)) .

Myrsidea sp. ; Parker, Whiteman & Miller 2006: 630.

Myrsidea nesomimi borealis Palma & Price, 2010: 140 , fig. 11.

Holotype ♀ in MONZ.

Type host: Nesomimus parvulus (Gould, 1837) .

Galápagos hosts: Nesomimus parvulus parvulus (Gould, 1837) ; Nesomimus parvulus barringtoni Rothschild, 1898 ; Nesomimus parvulus personatus Ridgway, 1890 ; Nesomimus parvulus bauri Ridgway, 1894 ; Nesomimus melanotis (Gould, 1837) .

Galápagos localities: Isla Pinta; Isla Marchena; Isla Genovesa; Isla Fernandina; Isla Isabela; Isla Santiago; Isla Rábida; Isla Santa Cruz; Isla Santa Fé; Isla San Cristóbal.

Galápagos references: Kellogg & Kuwana (1902); Kellogg (1906); Kellogg (1908: 64); Thompson (1938b: 203); Linsley & Usinger (1966); Parker, Whiteman & Miller (2006); Palma & Price (2010); Štefka et al. (2011: 286, 298).

Other significant references: None.

Material examined: 54 males, 53 females and 79 nymphs (14 samples, EMEC, MONZ) .

Remarks: This louse subspecies and its hosts are endemic to the Galápagos Islands. From the Kellogg Collection, we examined 27 specimens reported and labelled as “ Menopon incertum ” by Kellogg & Kuwana (1902: 488) and by Kellogg (1906: 322), which we have identified as Myrsidea nesomimi borealis . Eight of them are from two species of Nesomimus , and the remainder from incorrect hosts.

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FIGURE 6. Myrsidea nesomimi borealis Palma & Price, 2010. A: male. B: female (Host: Nesomimus parvulus).