Forficuloecus greeni Guimarães

Forficuloecus greeni Guimarães, 1985: 44 . Type host: Neophema chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820), the Blue-winged Parrot.

Male. Whole illustration as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 18). Tergal setae: II, 6–7; III, 5; IV–VII, 6–7; VIII, 4–6. Sternal setae: II, 2; III, 4; IV, 4–6; V, 5–6; VI–VII, 0–2. Genitalia as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 8).

Female. Whole illustration as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 19). Tergal setae: II, 4–7; III, 5–6; IV, 5–9; V, 5– 8; VI–VII, 7–10; VIII, 4–6. Sternal setae: II, 2; III, 4–6; IV, 5–6; V–VI, 6; VII, 4. Ventral terminalia as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 16).

Material. Ex N. chrysostoma, AUSTRALIA: Holotype male, allotype female (NMH) of F. greeni, Tasmania, Exeter, 11 Aug. 1968, R.H. Green (QVTA. Reg. No. 437); 1 male, 1 female [paratypes of F. greeni], same data as holotype. Guimarães (1985: 45) wrote that these paratypes were "to be deposited in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania;". However, as they were not sent to Tasmania, it has been agreed by officers from both institutions that they will be permanently kept in NHM.

Remarks. As discussed earlier under F. josephi, these species are quite similar morphologically. Both are small and have a reduced abdominal tergal chaetotaxy. However, F. josephi consistently has only a total of four setae (rarely two) on each male abdominal tergite and the female has only a total of four on the majority of its tergites. With minor differences in dimensions and in details of the male genitalia and female ventral terminalia, it is clear that these series represent two distinct species.