Picicola naokii Price and Weckstein

Price, Roger D. & Weckstein, Jason D., 2006, Picicola Clay and Meinertzhagen (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from jacamars and puffbirds (Piciformes: Galbulidae, Bucconidae), with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 1367, pp. 37-50 : 42-43

Picicola naokii Price and Weckstein , new species

( Figs. 12–14 )

Type host. Bucco capensis Linnaeus , the Collared Puffbird.

Description. Head shaped as in Fig.12 , with wide rounded preantennal portion and marginal carina uniformly thick with even inner border. Tergites II–V each with 2 tergocentral setae; VI, 2–4; VII–VIII, usually 4–5, less often 3 or 6. Pleural thickenings and male tergite IX as for P. s t r i a t a. Female subgenital plate close to Fig. 5 ; vulval margin with row of 12–16 short setae, indented slightly medially, and with short seta displaced on each side lateroposterior to this row. Male subgenital plate as in Fig. 13 ; genitalia as in Fig. 14 , with slightly bent penis having indistinct tip; with 3 sensilla on each endomeral arm.

Female dimensions: TW, 0.41–0.44; HL, 0.48–0.49; CI, 1.09–1.17; PW, 0.27–0.28; MW, 0.35–0.38; AWV, 0.53–0.58; TL, 1.69–1.82. Male dimensions: TW, 0.39; HL, 0.44; CI, 1.13; PW, 0.23; MW, 0.31–0.33; AWV, 0.48–0.49; GL, 0.28–0.30; PL, 0.030; TL, 1.47–1.52.

Type material. Ex B. capensis , holotype male, PERU: Dpto. Loreto, ca. 86 km SE Juanjui, on E bank upper Rio Pauya, 7° 35’ 40” S, 75° 54’ 58” W ( LSUMZ, TV- 173, 23 July 2000); 1 male, 3 females (including DNA voucher 1.13.2003.22), paratypes, same data as holotype.

Other material. Ex B. macrodactylus (Spix) , 6 females, PERU: Dpto. Madre de Dios, Hda. Amazonia near Atalaya ( FMNH, DHC 85-1000, 2 November 1985).

Remarks. The head shape of both sexes and the unusual structure of the male penis afford the best features for separation from the other species.

Etymology. This species is named for Kazuya Naoki in recognition of his help in collecting louse specimens vital to the research of the junior author.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 13. 1 – 6, Picicola striata. 1, Entire dorsoventral male. 2, Dorsoventral female terminal segments. 3, Male tergites VIII – IX. 4, Female head outline. 5, Female subgenital plate and vulval margin. 6, Male subgenital plate. 7 – 8, P. galbulica. 7, Female head outline. 8, Male genitalia. 9 – 11, P. v a l q u i i. 9, Female head outline. 10, Male subgenital plate. 11, Male genitalia. 12 – 13, P. naokii. 12, Female head outline. 13, Male subgenital plate.

FIGURES 14 – 27. 14, Picicola naokii, male genitalia. 15 – 18, P. osheai. 15, Female head outline. 16, Male tergites VIII – IX. 17, Female subgenital plate and vulval margin. 18, Male genitalia. 19 – 21, P. faucetti. 19, Male tergites VIII – IX. 20, Female subgenital plate and vulval margin. 21, Male genitalia. 22 – 24, P. oneilli. 22, Male tergites VIII – IX. 23, Male subgenital plate. 24, Male genitalia. 25 – 27, P. serrafreirei. 25, Female head outline. 26, Female subgenital plate and vulval margin. 27, Dorsal female abdomen.