Machaerilaemus laticorpus ( Carriker 1903 )

Sychra, Old Ì Ich, Literák, Ivan, Apek, Miroslav Č & Martin, 2006, Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from typical antbirds and ground antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae, Formicariidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Formicaphagus and Myrsidea, Zootaxa 1206, pp. 47-61 : 52

Machaerilaemus laticorpus ( Carriker 1903)

Type host. Thamnophilus doliatus (Linnaeus)

Material studied. 2 males, 5 females and 1 nymph ex Gymnopithys leucaspis , COSTA RICA: Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón (940’N, 8505’W), 25 August 2004, Literák, Č apek & Havlíček. O. Sychra CR18–21.

Only one of five birds examined were parasitised by M. laticorpus .

Host: Phaenostictus mcleannani (Lawrence) —Ocellated Antbird One chewing lice species was found on this host.