Garrulaxeus parvus, Mey, 2017

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), Zootaxa 4615 (2), pp. 252-284 : 273

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scientific name	Garrulaxeus parvus
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Garrulaxeus parvus Mey, 2017

Garrulaxeus parvus Mey, 2017: 164 , fig. 88, pl. XVI: fig. 1.

Brueelia parva ( Mey, 2017) . New combination.

Type host: Turdoides gularis (Blyth, 1855) —white-throated babbler.

Type locality: Thityapante , 50 km S of Magwe, Myanmar .

Remarks. Both illustrations of this species given by Mey (2017) show severely distorted male genitalia; this fact, together with a very brief text description and diagnosis, makes it difficult to place G. parvus in any genus. However, the photograph of the male holotype shows that this species would belong in a group with Brueelia pengya ( Ansari, 1947) , within Brueelia sensu stricto; hence we tentatively place it in that group. This group is also known by the name Painjunirmus Ansari, 1947 , and Gustafsson & Bush (2017: 37) regarded it as “atypical” considering that the morphological differences between Painjunirmus and Brueelia sensu stricto may be enough to warrant the recognition of Painjunirmus as a subgenus. In an upcoming publication, Gustafsson & Bush (in prep.) analyse this group in more detail including the comments made by Mey (2017: 155–156).

References

Ansari, R. A. M. (1947) Mallophaga (Ischnocera) infesting birds in the Punjab (India). Proceedings of the National Institute of Science India, 13, 253 - 303.

Gustafsson, D. R. & Bush, S. E. (2017) Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key. Zootaxa, 4313 (1), 1 - 443. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4313.1.1

Mey, E. (2017) [2016] Neue Gattungen und Arten aus dem Brueelia - Komplex (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae s. l.). Rudolstadter naturhistorische Schriften, 22, 85 - 215.