The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 16 new species Hellenthal, Ronald A. Price, Roger D. Zootaxa 2003 354 1 20 Hellenthal and Price Hellenthal and Price [264,782,1078,1104] Insecta Menoponidae Myrsidea Animalia Phthiraptera 6 7 Arthropoda species kathleenae sp. nov.    Typehost.  Pycnonotus cafer(L.).   Male(10). Much as in Fig. 1. Tergal setae: II, 10–16; III, 15–16; IV, 13–17; V, 13–15; VI, 12–14; VII, 10–13; VIII, 8–9. Sternal setae: III, 10–16; IV, 33–41; V, 35–45; VI, 29– 38; VII, 17–21; VIII, 4–5 ( Fig. 2: arrow). Genitalia much as in Fig. 4, but with wide genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 8. Dimensions: TW, 0.40–0.44; HL, 0.28–0.31; PW, 0.27–0.30; MW, 0.40–0.43; AWIV, 0.55–0.59; LSVII, 0.13–0.21; TL, 1.28–1.38; GL, 0.40–0.46; GSW, 0.046–0.056.  Female(10). Abdomen as in Fig. 3. Tergal setae: II, 13–16; III–V, 1 4 –17; VI, 13–16; VII, 12–14; VIII, 10–12. Sternal setae: III, 15–20; IV–V, 3 3 –49; VI, 29–41; VII, 13–22; VIII, 18–23. Anal fringe with 39–44 ventral, 35–43 dorsal setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.45– 0.48; HL, 0.29–0.32; PW, 0.29–0.31; MW, 0.45–0.50; AWIV, 0.64–0.76; LSVII, 0.20– 0.28; ANW, 0.25–0.27; TL, 1.53–1.71.    Typematerial. Ex P. c a f e r, the Red­vented Bulbul, holotypemale, Bogor, W. JAVA, 30 Nov. 1967, 8E­0335. Paratypes, all ex P. c a f e rin W. JAVA: 7 males, 3 females, same as holotype; 4 males, 4 females, same except 6–30 Nov. 1967, 8E­0325, 8E­0327, 8E­ 0340; 18 males, 10 females, Botanical Garden, Bogor, 5 Feb. 1967– 6 Feb. 1970, 8E­0338 to 8E­0820 (8 collections), 9E­0609, X1E­195.   Remarks. The male of  M. kathleenaeis distinguished from all other males by the shape and very wide size of the genital sac sclerite ( Fig. 8). The wide anus and relatively long inner seta on tergite VII enable female separation. This species is the only known  Myrsideaon  P. cafer.   Etymology. This species is named for Kathleen A. Hartman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, the elder daughter of the junior author.