Sturnidoecus pastoris (Denny, 1842)

Bush, Sarah E., 2017, Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key, Zootaxa 4313 (1), pp. 1-443 : 239-240

Sturnidoecus pastoris group [2]

Sturnidoecus acutifrons ( Uchida, 1949: 549) [in Philopterus ]

Sturnidoecus affinis ( Piaget, 1880: 67) [in Docophorus ]

* Sturnidoecus bannoo Ansari, 1955b: 62

Sturnidoecus bannoo laticephalum Ansari, 1968: 9 Sturnidoecus bannoo avinus Ansari, 1968: 9

Sturnidoecus borobodur Mey, 1989: 156

* Sturnidoecus capensis ( Giebel, 1874: 90) [in Docophorus ] [3] Sturnidoecus capensis fragilis Ansari, 1968: 8 new synonymy

* Sturnidoecus neoacutifrons Price, Hellenthal & Palma, 2003: 243 Sturnidoecus acutifrons Ansari, 1968: 8 nec Sturnidoecus acutifrons ( Uchida, 1949)

* Sturnidoecus parvifrons Ansari, 1968: 7

* Sturnidoecus pastoris ( Denny, 1842: 43) [in Docophorus ]

Sturnidoecus peguensis Mey, 1989: 156

Sturnidoecus stresemanni Mey, 1989: 154

* Sturnidoecus zoophilic Ansari, 1968: 11

Sturnidoecus porphyrogenitus group

* Sturnidoceus porphyrogenitus new species

Sturnidoecus senegalensis group

* Sturnidoecus continuus ( Piaget, 1880: 88) [in Docophorus ] * Sturnidoecus distinguendus Ansari, 1968: 6 * Sturnidoecus eichleri Ansari, 1968: 6

* Sturnidoecus opeca Ansari, 1968: 5

* Sturnidoecus senegalensis ( Rudow, 1869: 10) [in Docophorus ] * Sturnidoecus theresae Ansari, 1968: 5

Sturnidoecus simpl ex group

* Sturnidoecus caligineus ( Carriker, 1903: 144) [in Nirmus ]

* Sturnidoecus carrikeri Ansari, 1955a: 68

* Sturnidoecus illustris Ansari, 1968: 7

* Sturnidoecus incomptu s Ansari, 1955a: 72

* Sturnidoecus intermedius Ansari, 1955a: 68 Sturnidoecus melodicus ( Eichler, 1951b: 13) [in Turdinirmus ]

* Sturnidoecus mexicanus Carriker, 1956a: 39

* Sturnidoecus obsoletus Ansari, 1955a: 68

* Sturnidoecus perunensis Ansari, 1955a: 64

Sturnidoecus regalis Ansari, 1955a: 64

Sturnidoecus rehanae Ansari, 1955a: 67

* Sturnidoecus sarwatae ( Ansari, 1955a) : 73 [in Penenirmus ]

* Sturnidoecus simplex ( Kellogg, 1896: 492) [in Nirmus ] Philopterus migratorii Peters, 1935: 146

* Sturnidoecus zahrae Ansari, 1968: 7

Sturnidoecus somnodraco group

* Sturnidoecus somnodraco new species

Sturnidoecus sturni group

* Sturnidoecus afzali Ansari, 1968: 6

* Sturnidoecus graculae ( Piaget, 1880: 67) [in Docophorus ]

* Sturnidoecus orientalis Mey, 1989: 158

* Sturnidoecus sturni ( Schrank, 1776: 118) [in Pediculus ] Philopterus leontodon Nitzsch, 1818: 290 Docophorus ostralegi Denny, 1842: 42

Sturnidoecus wittei group

* Sturnidoecus wittei Tendeiro, 1963: 46

Sturnidoecus incertae sedis

Sturnidoecus atharea Ansari, 1955b: 61

Sturnidoecus bituberculatus ( Giebel, 1874: 90) [in Docophorus ] Sturnidoecus blandus Złotorzycka, 1964a: 278

* Sturnidoecus femoratus ( Piaget, 1880: 68) [in Docophorus ] Sturnidoecus radui Bechet, 1965: 59

* Sturnidoecus subacutus ( Piaget, 1880: 68) [in Docophorus ]

[1] Tendeiro (1963) described St. basilewskyi including two subspecies, the nominate and St. basilewskyi minor . We follow Ledger (1980) in considering St. basilewskyi minor as a junior synonym of St. basilewskyi basilewskyi , contra Price et al. (2003: 242) who considered St. basilewskyi to be described in 1964 and therefore a junior synonym of St. minor .

[2] The relationships among St. affinis , St. bannoo , St. peguensis , and St. capensis is complicated, and the distribution of these species appears to be governed by geography rather than host relatedness. These species are morphologically very similar, and may actually be a single species that varies in size between different geographical areas. A more thorough revision is needed to determine more confidently the species limits within this group.

[3] The first mention of this species is in Giebel (1866: 360) but limited to a statement that it is close to Docophorus leontodon [= Sturnidoecus sturni ], making it a nomen nudum. The first description was provided by Giebel (1874), and this is the correct date for this species.