Couala teso, Mey, 2017

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), Zootaxa 4615 (2), pp. 252-284 : 262

Tesonirmus teso Mey, 2017

Tesonirmus teso Mey, 2017: 128 , fig. 54, pl. VII: fig. 1.

Couala teso ( Mey, 2017) . New Combination.

Type host: Coua serriana Pucheran, 1845 —red-breasted coua.

Type locality: Sianaka Forest , Madagascar .

Remarks. Couala teso may be a different species from Couala goniodes . However, a proper redescription of the single female holotype of Cl. teso or its comparison against Cl. goniodes is needed to establish whether or not these two species are separable. Mey (2017: 128) listed a single female of Tesonirmos teso as “(M. 5530)” but in the next paragraph he wrote “ Holotypus ♂ (M. 5530)”. Considering that the specimen in the photograph ( Mey 2017: pl. VII: fig. 1) is clearly a female, and labelled as such, there can be no doubt that the mention of a “ Holotypus ♂ ” is a lapsus.