Nirmus ovalis Neumann, 1890

Bush, Sarah E., 2017, Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key, Zootaxa 4313 (1), pp. 1-443 : 319

Nirmus ovalis Neumann, 1890

Type host. Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830) — Pesquet’s parrot.

Other host. Eclectus roratus polychlorus (Scopoli, 1786) — eclectus parrot.

Remarks. This species was collected from two Melanesian parrot species: Dasyptilus pecqueti [= Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson, 1830) ] and Eclectus polychlorus [= Eclectus roratus polychlorus (Scopoli, 1786) ]. It was described only in vague terms, and cannot be accurately placed in any of the genera treated here. Hopkins & Clay (1952: 59) regarded it as a valid species of Brueelia , followed by Price et al. (2003) We examined additional material from an eclectus parrot [ Eclectus roratus ] and a song parrot [Geoffreyus heteroclitus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)] from the Solomon Islands, but these specimens are largely white, not light brown as Nirmus ovalis was described. Therefore, we regard this species as incertae sedis.