Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler 1952)

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Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler 1952)

Kurodaia macrura Eichler, 1952b: 257 , fig. 11.

Kurodaia macrura Eichler, 1952 ; Hopkins & Clay 1955: 182.

Kurodaia macrura Eichler, 1952 ; Price & Beer 1963d: 384. Incertae sedis .

Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Price & Beer 1967: 333, fig. 24. Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Palma 1975: 113, figs 1–3.

Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) subpilosus Cicchino & Castro, 1977: 85 , figs 1–5.

Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Mey et al. 2002: 101, figs 2–4. Heteromenopon (Heteromenopon) macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Price et al. 2003: 110.

Heteromenopon macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Cicchino & González-Acuña 2009b: 38.

Heteromenopon macrurum (Eichler, 1952) ; Valdebenito et al. 2015: 424, figs 4–5.

Lectotype ♂ in ZMHU (see Mey et al. 2002: 103).

Type hosts: “ Falco sparverius cinnamominus Swainson, 1838 ” & “ Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 ”, both in error (see Price & Beer 1967: 333).

Chilean hosts: Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami Olson, 1995 ; Enicognathus ferrugineus (Mller, 1776) ; Enicognathus leptorhynchus (King, 1831) .

Other hosts: Cyanoliseus patagonus patagonus (Vieillot, 1818) ; Myopsitta monachus monachus (Boddeaert, 1783) .

Chilean localities: Santiago: Region RM; Nilahue: Region VI; Río Azufre : Region VI;Talca: Region VI; Curanilahue: Region VIII .

Geographic distribution: South America.

Chilean references: Eichler (1952); Weidner (1966: 257); Price & Beer (1967); Mey et al. (2002); Cicchino & González-Acuña (2009b); Valdebenito et al. (2015).

Other significant references: Palma (1975); Price et al. (2003).

Remarks: Mey et al. (2002: 103) incorrectly claimed that Palma (1975) had designated a “ type host” for H. (H.) macrurum when, in fact, Palma (1975: 113) clearly stated that: (1) Myopsitta monachus monachus was a “true host” for this louse, and (2) it was possible that the original type specimens had accidentally transferred from a Chilean parrot to the type hosts. Also, Mey et al. (2002: 103) incorrectly designated the Chilean subspecies Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami as the “ Type host” of this louse, disregarding the fact that the type host of any parasite cannot be changed, even if clearly shown to be in error.

Cicchino & González-Acuña (2009b: 38) listed “ Cyanoliseus patagonus byroni ” as one of the hosts of Heteromenopon macrurum . However, the correct subspecies name for that parrot is Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami Olson, 1995 , because C. p. byroni is a junior synonym of Enicognathus leptorhynchus (see Olson 1995: 238).

Genus Hohorstiella Eichler, 1940

Hohorstiella Eichler, 1940a . Zentralbl. Bakter. Parasitenkd. Infekt. 145, 362. Type species: Menopon latum Piaget, 1880 = Hohorstiella lata ( Piaget, 1880) (by original designation).