Myrsidea victrix

Price, Roger D., Hellenthal, Ronald A. & Weckstein, Jason D., 2004, The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the toucans (Piciformes: Ramphastidae), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 613, pp. 1-18 : 4

victrix species group

The 3 species of this group are characterized as follows. Female with enlarged abdominal tergite I, with medial compression of tergites II–IV or II–V ( Figs. 3, 5, 8 ). Male genitalia ( Fig. 2 ) with sac sclerites as in Figs. 4, 6 , or 7. Both sexes with very long postspiracular setae on tergites I–IV and VI–VIII, usually much shorter on V; without anterior pleural setae.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4, Myrsidea victrix. 1, Dorsoventral male. 2, Male genitalia. 3, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 4, Male genital sac sclerites, M. victrix and M. abbreviata. 5 – 6, M. ceciliae. 5, Female metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen. 6, Male genital sac sclerites. 7 – 8, M. witti. 7, Male genital sac sclerites. 8, Female dorsal thorax and dorsoventral abdomen.