Austrophilopterus truncatus

Price, Roger D. & Weckstein, Jason D., 2005, The genus Austrophilopterus Ewing (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from toucans, toucanets, and araçaris (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), Zootaxa 918, pp. 1-18 : 10

truncatus species group

Three species of this group have the dorsoanterior head plate with a prominent medioposterior point ( Figs. 10, 14 ), whereas the fourth species, described here as a new species, has a posteriorly rounded plate ( Fig. 16 ); each side of temple margin with both setae of equal length; each plate of tergite II with long seta at medioanterior corner ( Figs. 9, 13 ); tergites II–V with lateroposterior process intruding into following segment; abdominal sternites slender; male genitalia with short penis overlying characteristic sclerites ( Figs. 11–12 ).

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 16. 9 – 13, Austrophilopterus truncatus. 9, Male metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 10, Male dorsal head. 11, Male genitalia. 12, Terminal portion of male genitalia. 13, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 14, A. dimorphus dorsal holotype male. 15 – 16, A. thysi. 15, Male dorsoventral posterior abdomen. 16, Male dorsal head.