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
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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.