Guimaraesiella cucphuongensis

Gustafsson, Daniel R., Najer, Tomas, Zou, Fasheng & Bush, Sarah E., 2022, The ischnoceran chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) of bulbuls (Aves: Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 18 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 800, pp. 1-88 : 6

Guimaraesiella cucphuongensis (Najer & Sychra in Najer et al., 2012)

Brueelia cucphuongensis Najer & Sychra in Najer et al., 2012: 44 .

Guimaraesiella cucphuongensis – Gustafsson & Bush 2017: 221.

Material examined

Paratype (ex Pycnonotus finlaysoni) VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong National Park , area surrounding tourist centre and ranger station; 20°20′54.9″ N 105°35′51.1″ E; 4 Feb. 2010; I. Literak leg.; ID: O. Sychra; V21 ; MMBC .

Type locality

“Area surrounding tourist centre and ranger station”, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.

Type host

Pycnonotus finlaysoni Stickland, 1844 – stripe-throated bulbul.

Other hosts

Iole propinqua (Oustalet, 1903) – grey-eyed bulbul; Rubigula flaviventris (Tickell, 1833) – black-crested bulbul.

Remarks

Guimaraesiella cucphuongensis was originally illustrated as having a complete cross-piece along the vulval margin. As this character is unusual within Guimaraesiella , we examined one of the paratypes to establish whether or not this illustration is accurate. The distal subgenital plate is poorly sclerotized in this species, and the exact extent of the distal plate is not easy to see. However, on at least one side in the examined paratype, the vulval margin is hyaline laterally, and no complete cross-piece can be seen. Instead, the distal subgenital plate appears to be similar to that of Gu. cinnamomea sp. nov. ( Fig. 7 ).

Figures

Figs 3–7. Guimaraesiella cinnamomea sp. nov. 3. Male head, dorsal and ventral views. 4. Male genitalia, dorsal view. 5. Male paramere, dorsal view. 6. Male mesosome, ventral view. 7. Female subgenital plate and vulval margin, ventral view. Abbreviations: ads = anterior dorsal seta; ames = anterior mesosomal seta; dsms = dorsal submarginal seta; mts1–3 = marginal temporal seta 1–3; pmes = posterior mesosomal seta; pos = preocular seta; pst1–2 = parameral setae 1–2; s4 = postantennal head sensillum 4; vms = vulval marginal setae; vos = vulval oblique setae; vss = vulval submarginal setae.