Meropiboydaia Fain, 1985

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Genus Meropiboydaia Fain, 1985

Meropiboydaia Fain, 1985a: 145 .

Type species: Boydaia merops Fain, 1956 by original designation.

Diagnosis. Palps with 1 segment. Hypostome without setae. Propodonotal shield absent. Propodonotal region with 3 pairs of setae (vi, ve, se absent). Hysteronotal region with 6 pairs of setae. Genital series with 3 pairs of setae. Pseudanal setae absent. Agenital setal series with 2 pairs. Setae 1a, 3a, 4a present. Number of leg setae: coxae 1– 1–1–0, trochanters 0–0–0–0, femora 5–3–3–2, genua 4–4–3–3, tibiae 5–3–3–3. Setae situated in anterior part of tarsi I–IV normally developed.

Remarks. The monotypic genus associated with birds of the order Coraciiformes and recorded in the Afrotropical and Australian regions ( Fain 1955b, 1956a, 1956c; Domrow 1966, 1969, 1991).