Brueelia alophoixi Sychra

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Najer, Tomas, Zou, Fasheng & Bush, Sarah E., 2022, The ischnoceran chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) of bulbuls (Aves: Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 18 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 800, pp. 1-88 : 31-32

Brueelia alophoixi Sychra in Sychra et al., 2009

Brueelia alophoixi Sychra in Sychra et al., 2009: 155.

Material examined

Paratypes (ex Alophoixus pallidus ) VIETNAM • 4 ♀♀; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be National Park, Bo Lu ; 6 Jul. 2008; I. Literák, N.M. Hung and P. Podzemny leg.; ID O. Sychra-V01–04; MMBC .

Type host

Alophoixus pallidus (Swinhoe, 1870) – puff-throated bulbul.

Type locality

Bo Lu, Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan province, Vietnam.

Remarks

The original description of Br. alophoixi depicted the female without a cross-piece along the vulval margin. We have re-examined the paratypes of this species, and found that a cross-piece is present. The cross-piece and connection to the subgenital plate of Br. alophoixi is similar to that of Brueelia galatea sp. nov. ( Fig. 84 ), but the connection is in general a bit broader, and the cross-piece somewhat narrower medianly.

Figures

Figs 80–84. Brueelia galeata sp. nov. 80. Male head, dorsal and ventral views. 81. Male genitalia, dorsal view. 82. Male paramere, dorsal view. 83. Male mesosome, ventral view. 84. Female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view.