Docophorus cancellosus

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 : 3

cancellosus species group

The 3 species of this group are characterized as follows. Head ( Figs. 2, 8 ) with dorsoanterior plate having rounded posterior margin; temple margin with anterior seta shorter than posterior seta; each plate of tergite II without long seta at medioanterior corner ( Figs. 1, 5 ); tergite II with lateroposterior process intruding into III; abdominal sternites broad; male genitalia with long slender penis and complex of lateral structures, much as in Figs. 4 or 7.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 5, Austrophilopterus cancellosus. 1, Entire dorsoventral male. 2, Male dorsal head. 3, Male genitalia. 4, Terminal portion of male genitalia. 5, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 6 – 7, A. flavirostris. 6, Male dorsoventral posterior abdomen. 7, Terminal portion of male genitalia. 8, A. megathorax female dorsal head.