Nitzsch, 1818 : 291
Kéler, 1936a : 257
Ansari, 1947 : 290
Traihoriella binhchauensis
Brueelia
Ansari, 1947 : 290
Traihoriella laticeps
Ansari, 1955a: 51
Brueelia
Piaget, 1888: 152
Nirmus
Carriker, 1954 : 199
Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key
Bush, Sarah E.
Zootaxa
2017
2017-08-31
4313
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Ansari, 1947
Ansari
1947
[151,462,692,718]
Insecta
Philopteridae
Traihoriella
GBIF
Animalia
Phthiraptera
162
163
Arthropoda
genus
Nirmus Nitzsch, 1818: 291( in partim). Brueelia Kéler, 1936a: 257( in partim). Traihoriella Ansari, 1947: 290.
Type species. Traihoriella punjabensis Ansari, 1947: 290, by original designation.
Diagnosis.The male genitalia of Traihoriella( Figs 266–268, 273–275) are similar to those of Harpactrox n. gen.( Figs 249–251, 256–258), and may not be separable when more species of both genera have been examined and described. However, species in these genera are readily separated by non-genitalic characters; see Harpactrox(above) for a more detailed comparison of unique non-genitalic characters in these two genera. Traihoriellashare the following set of characters with Corvonirmus, Priceiella n. gen., and Olivinirmus: parameral heads folded medianly; marginal carina uninterrupted but displaced at osculum and frons hyaline. These genera, however, differ in several characteristics.
In Priceiella( Figs 284, 291, 306, 314) the female subgenital plate flares into a cross-piece at vulval margin, which is not present in Traihoriella( Figs 269, 276). Furthermore, in Priceiella( Figs 282, 289, 304, 312) the gonopore is located in the central part of the ventral side, whereas in Traihoriellait is subterminal ( Figs 267, 274). In Olivinirmus( Figs 327–328), tpsare absent and apsare present in roughly the same segments as in Traihoriella, and the preantennal structure is largely the same in both genera, including the absence of dorsal preantennal sutures ( Figs 265, 272, 329). The female subgenital plate does not flare into a cross-piece in either genus ( Figs 269, 276, 333). The mesosome is more complex in Olivinirmus( Figs 334–337) than in Traihoriella( Figs 266–268, 273–275); gonopore is terminal in Traihoriellabut central in Olivinirmus; rugose nodi are typically present in Olivinirmusbut absent in Traihoriella. Corvonirmusis similar to Traihoriellain the preantennal area, but there are few similarities elsewhere. In most Corvonirmus( Fig. 321) the antennae are sexually dimorphic, but this is never the case in Traihoriella( Figs 265, 272). Both ps, aps, psps, and ssoccur in more anterior segments in Corvonirmusthan in Traihoriella( Table 2), and tpsare present in male Corvonirmus( Fig. 319) but absent in male Traihoriella( Figs 263, 270); in addition, both sexes of Corvonirmushave multiple stson at least segments IV–VI, whereas no segments have more than one stsin Traihoriella. Pleurites continue to ventral side of abdomen, and are associated with broad pleural incrassations in Traihoriella( Figs 263–264, 270–271) but do not or only barely reach lateral margins, but not the ventral side, and are much reduced, generally without incrassations, in Corvonirmus( Figs 319–320). The female subgenital plate of Corvonirmusflares into a cross-piece or have lateral submarginal extensions ( Fig. 326), but this is not the case in Traihoriella( Figs 269, 276). The male genitalia of both genera ( Figs 266–268, 273–275, 323–325) have medianly folded parameral heads, pst1–2as sensilla, and relatively simple mesosomes. Parameral blades in Corvonirmus( Fig. 325) are much elongated, and connected to parameral heads by a narrow neck, whereas in Traihoriella( Figs 268, 275) the parameral blades do not narrow near the parameral heads, and are not as elongated. Description. Both sexes. Head trapezoidal ( Traihoriella punjabensisspecies-group, Fig. 265) or indenteddome shaped ( Tr. laticepsspecies-group, Fig. 272). Marginal carina uninterrupted, deeply displaced dorsally and posteriorly at osculum. Dorsal preantennal suture, dorsal anterior plate, and ventral anterior plate absent. Ventral carinae diffuse anterior to pulvinus, and not clearly continuous with marginal carina. Head setae as in Figs 265, 272; as3absent; pnssensillus, often hard to see. Preantennal nodi conspicuous in Tr. laticepsspecies-group, less so in Tr. punjabensisspecies-group. Coni short, slender. Antennae monomorphic. Temporal carinae not visible; mts3only macrosetae. Gular plate broadly spade-shaped. Prothorax rounded rectangular ( Figs 263–264, 270–271); ppsson postero-lateral corner. Proepimera with hammer-shaped median ends. Pterothorax pentagonal; lateral margins divergent; posterior margin convergent to median point or rounded; mmswidely interrupted medianly. Meso- and metasterna not fused; mesosternum with 1 seta on postero-lateral corner on each side; metasternum with 1–2 setae on each postero-lateral corner. Metepisterna with large, blunt median ends. Leg chaetotaxy as in Fig. 25, except fI-v4, fI-p2absent, except in Traihoriella latifrons; tI-v2and tIp1–2dorsal. Abdomen ( Figs 263–264, 270–271) oval, more rounded in Traihoriella laticepsspecies-group than in Tr. punjabensisspecies-group. Abdominal chaetotaxy as in Tables 2and 7. Tergopleurites and sternal plates generally weakly pigmented, rounded rectangular; tergopleurites II–IX+X in male and tergopleurites II–VIII in female narrowly to moderately divide medianly. Sternal plates rectangular, not approaching pleurites. Pleural incrassations broad, in some species reaching median to spiracle openings ( Figs 270–271). Re-entrant heads large in Tr. punjabensisspecies-group ( Figs 263–264), but small in Tr. laticepsspecies-group ( Figs 270–271). Malesubgenital plate roughly triangular, reaching posterior margin of abdomen. Female subgenital plate pentagonal, reaching vulval margin but not flaring into cross-piece ( Figs 269, 276). Vulval margin ( Figs 269, 276) with slender vms, thorn-like vss; vossituated on subgenital plate, following lateral margins; distal vosmedian to vss. Basal apodeme ( Figs 266, 273) rounded trapezoidal, narrowing distally. Shape of proximal mesosome varies between species. Gonopore ( Figs 267, 274) terminal, prominent, either closed or only narrowly open distally. Mesosomal lobes slight, rounded or angular; 2–3 pmesmicrosetae lateral to gonopore on each side. Parameral heads ( Figs 268, 275) large, irregularly shaped. Parameral blades slender; pst1–2sensilla, near distal tip. TABLE 7.Chaetotaxy of abdominal segments II–VIII of the three species of Traihoriella. Trichoid setae of segment VIII are present in all species, and are not listed. Sets of setae differing from those of Tr. punjabensisare highlighted in bold. Material examined from all species is from their respective type hosts. Abbreviations: aps= accessory postspiracular seta; psps= principal post-spiracular seta; ps= paratergal seta; ss= sutural seta; sts= sternal seta; tps= tergal posterior seta. Species Sex ps apspsps tpsss sts Tr. punjabensisM IV–VIII V–VII IV–VII – V–VIII II–VI F IV–VIII – IV–VII – VII–VIII II–VI Tr. binhchauensisM IV–VIII – IV–VII – VI–VIIIII–VI F IV–VIII – IV–VII – VI–VIIIII–VI Tr. laticepsM IV–VIII – IV–VII – II–VIIIII–VI F IV–VIII – IV–VII – II–VIIIII–VI Species-group characters:Two species groups are recognised based on abdominal chaetotaxy, head shape, and host relationships, as follows: Traihoriella punjabensisspecies-group( Figs 263–269). Head trapezoidal; fI-v4absent; ssabsent on abdominal segments II–IV in both sexes; re-entrant heads of pleurites present. Hosts: Asian Megalaimidae. Traihoriella latifronsspecies-group( Figs 270–276). Head indented-dome shaped; fI-v4present; sspresent on abdominal segments II–IV in both sexes; re-entrant heads of pleurites absent. Hosts: Neotropical Ramphastidae.
Host distribution.Occurs disjunctly on two families of tropical Piciformes, the South American Ramphastidaeon the genera Aulacorhynchusand Andigenaand the Asian Megalaimidaeon the genus Psilopogon[given as Megalaimain Bush et al. (2016)]. There are no known records of this genus—or any other genus in the Brueelia-complex—from South American Barbets( Capitonidae) or African Barbets( Lybiidae). Geographical range. Disjunctly in South Americaand South-EastAsia.
Remarks.Three species of Traihoriellawere included in the phylogeny of Bush et al. (2016). Two other genera ( Saepocephalum n. gen.and Bizarrifrons Eichler, 1938) appeared within the clade containing Traihoriellain the phylogeny of Bush et al. (2016). However, these phylogenetic relationships were not statistically supported, and they are not supported by morphological characters. All three genera have very different abdominal chaetotaxy, preantennal structure, male genitalia, and other characters. Within Traihoriellathere is substantial variation in head shape and abdominal chaetotaxy, yet the species in this genus are strongly allied by similarities in the male genitalia and structural similarities in their preantennal areas. Amore comprehensive understanding of the relationships of these three genera will require additional material and research. Included species Traihoriella punjabensisspecies-group
* Traihoriella binhchauensis(Najer & Sychra [in Najer et al.], 2014): 423 n. comb.[in Brueelia] * Traihoriella punjabensis Ansari, 1947: 290 Traihoriella laticepsspecies-group Traihoriella carrikeri( Ansari, 1955a: 51) n. comb.[in Brueelia] [1] * Traihoriella laticeps( Piaget, 1888: 152) n. comb.[in Nirmus] Brueelia laticeps prasinus Carriker, 1954: 199
[1] Mey & Barker (2014)suggested that Brueelia carrikeri Ansari, 1955b, may be a member of Traihoriella. The illustrations that Ansari (1955b)provided indicate that the species belongs in Traihoriella, and in the laticepsspecies group. However, the illustration of the full-body and vulval margin are from a different host species than the holotype of Br. carrikeri, and Ansari (1955a: 52)was himself not certain that the two samples were the same species. His illustrations of the male genitalia ( Ansari, 1955a, figs 1b–d) are very similar to those of Tr. laticeps, but as no clear illustration of the male was provided. Therefore, we do not presently place the name Br. carrikerias a synonym of Tr. laticeps. The illustrated female [ex Turdus olivater sanctaemartae(Todd, 1913)] is indistinguishable from Tr. laticepsin abdominal and vulval chaetotaxy, head shape, and the wide pleural incrassations, but has a cross-piece at the vulval margin, which is not seen in Traihoriella. We have not examined any material of Br. carrikeri, and cannot confirm whether this cross-piece exists in the material Ansari studied, nor can we confirm to which genus the holotype belongs. We tentatively agree with Mey & Barker (2014)and place Br. carrikeriin Traihoriellabased on the original description and illustrations, as well as Ansari’s (1955a) statement that the illustrated female “closely resembles” the male.
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