Talegallipeurus tenuis MEY, 1982

Mey, Eberhard, 2013, Chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) off Bruijn’s Brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii from New Guinea (AVes, Galliformes, Megapodiidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 63 (2), pp. 313-323 : 319

Talegallipeurus tenuis MEY, 1982

Host: Aepypodius bruijnii (OUSTALET, 1880) .

Material examined:

1 ♀ (M. 4387. b) off an old skin (no. 3; coll. Bruijn ex coll. W. Rothschild, Tring) from Waigeo (no other data), in AMNH, leg. C. J. Heij & H. Post (12.xi.1999) .

Remarks:

The ♀ in question, lacking antennae, legs, and part of the terminalia, cannot be separated morphologically from T. tenuis MEY, 1982 (type host: Talegalla jobiensis longicauda ). It must remain open whether it belongs to another form.

11 12 Figs 9-12: Shape of mesometanotum of Megathellipeurus spp. , 9. M. jonesi , male, – 10. dito female, – 11. M. mumesensis sp. n. male, – 12. dito female. – Scale 0.1 mm.

Measurements (mm):

TL 2.44, HL 0.57, HW 0.27, HWT 0.30, HI 1.90, PW 0.21, MW 0.27, AW 0.39.