Emersoniella halcyonis Tendeiro, 1965

Gustafsson, Daniel R. & Bush, Sarah E., 2014, Three new species of chewing lice of the genus Emersoniella Tendeiro, 1965 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Papua New Guinean kingfishers and kookaburras (Aves: Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae), Zootaxa 3796 (3), pp. 528-544 : 539

Emersoniella halcyonis Tendeiro, 1965

( Figs 5 a–d)

Type host. Actenoides hombroni Bonaparte, 1850 ( Coraciiformes : Alcedinidae ) – blue-capped kingfisher

Other host: Actenoides concretus (Temminck, 1925) ( Coraciiformes : Alcedinidae ) – rufous-collared kingfisher

Measurements. Male (n = 15, except AW where n = 9): TL: 1.58–1.95 (1.72); HL: 0.50–0.56 (0.54); HW: 0.53–0.59 (0.55); PRW: 0.27–0.33 (0.30); PTW: 0.41–0.47 (0.44); AW: 0.52–0.63 (0.56). Female (n = 14): TL: 1.87–2.27 (2.03); HL: 0.56–0.61 (0.58); HW: 0.59–0.66 (0.62); PRW: 0.29–0.36 (0.32); PTW: 0.45–0.54 (0.49); AW: 0.59–0.74 (0.65).

Remarks. As the only illustrations given by Tendeiro (1965) were photos, we here illustrate this species to aid comparisons with other species treated in this paper ( Figs 5 a–d). While we have not seen Tendeiro's types, the material examined by us fits well with his description and measurements, except that our material has dorsal preantennal sutures ( Fig. 5 a), which Tendeiro (1965: 75) claim were absent in his material. The resolutions of the photographs in the original description is not sufficient for us to confirm or refute this claim.

Note that the checklist by Price et al. (2003: 177) also lists Actenoides concretus (Temminck, 1825) as a host of Emersoniella halcyonis . This host association is original to the checklist ( Price et al. 2003) and is based on the examination of specimens by R.L. Palma and R.D. Price (pers. comm. 2013).

Material examined. PHILIPPINES: Mindanao: 6 males and 11 females, Davao Province, Limot Mati, Mount Mayo, 31. V. 1965, D.S. Rabor, host B7799. 4 males, 10 females, 12 nymphs, 1 unknown sex, [Davao Province,] Malit, no date or collector, host SU-BBM-1097 (one slide also contains an unidentified menoponid). 7 males and 4 females, [Surigao del Sur,] Balisong, no date or collector, host SU-BBM-1127. 3 males, 13 females, 4 nymphs, Tucany E-el, no date or collector, host SU-BBM-1511. 1 nymph, [Zamboanga del Norte Province:] Dapitan Peak, no date or collector, host BBM-534 (all at PIPeR).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Emersoniella halcyonis ex Actenoides hombroni: (a) male head, dorsal and ventral side; (b) male pterothorax and abdomen, dorsal and ventral side; (c) male genitalia; (d) female terminalia and vulval margin, dorsal and ventral side.