Myrsidea valimi Price and Johnson, 2009

Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav, Lipkova, Alexandra & Literak, Ivan, 2011, Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3032, pp. 1-16 : 13-14

Myrsidea valimi Price and Johnson, 2009

Myrsidea valimi Price and Johnson, 2009: 65 , Figs. 5–6 . Type host: Euphonia anneae Cassin—Tawny-capped Euphonia . Material studied. 2 females and 1 male, ex Euphonia anneae (Fringillidae) , COSTA RICA: Tapanti National Park, Sector Tapanti (09°46’N, 83°47’W; 1200m), 5 August 2009, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio (O.Sychra CR127–128).

Remarks. This is the first record of this species of Myrsidea from Costa Rica. Specimens studied differ from the description of M. valimi presented by Price and Johnson (2009) by setal counts and dimensions as follows [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Price and Johnson (2009) are in parentheses]:

Female (n = 2). Length of head seta 10, 0.040; seta 11, 0.95–0.100; ratio10/11, 0.40–0.42.

Metanotum 10 (9) marginal setae, metasternum 7 (6) setae. Tergal setae: I, 15 (12–13); II, 19 (16); V, 18 (13– 16). Sternal setae: III, 22 (23–25); IV, 34 (23–28); V, 34 (29–31); VI, 29 (21–24); VII, 15 (12–13); sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.42 (0.40–0.41).

Male (n = 1). Sternal setae: III, 17 (19–20); IV, 26 (21–25), V, 26 (21–25); VI, 28 (21–25); VII, 19 (12–13). Sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1 – 3. Myrsidea bidentata sp. nov. 1, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 2, Male sternite II. 3, Male genital sac sclerite. 4 – 6. Myrsidea dolejskae sp. nov. 4, Female (dorsal side on the left, ventral side on the right). 5, Male sternite II. 6, Male genital sac sclerite. Scales 0.50 mm (Figs. 1, 4), 0.10 mm (Figs. 2, 5), 0.05 mm (Figs. 3, 6).