Picicola osheai 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 : 43-45

Picicola osheai Price and Weckstein , new species

( Figs. 15–18 )

Type host. Malacoptila fusca (J.F. Gmelin) , the White-chested Puffbird.

Description. Head shaped as in Fig.15 , with marginal carina narrowed anteriorly in region of preantennal suture, but having even inner border. Tergites II–VI each with 2 tergocentral setae; VII–VIII, usually 2–4. Male tergite IX ( Fig. 16 ) with medium fine seta on each side mediad of very long marginal seta. With well developed pleural thickenings. Female subgenital plate as in Fig. 17 ; vulval margin evenly rounded, with row of 13–17 short setae, and lacking short seta displaced lateroposterior to it. Male subgenital plate much as in Fig. 6 ; genitalia as in Fig. 18 . Female dimensions: TW, 0.41–0.46; HL, 0.48–0.53; CI, 1.13–1.19; PW, 0.24–0.28; MW, 0.34–0.38; AWV, 0.51–0.58; TL, 1.83–2.02. Male dimensions: TW, 0.38–0.41; HL, 0.42–0.48; CI, 1.11–1.21; PW, 0.22–0.24; MW, 0.30–0.34; AWV, 0.42–0.48; GL, 0.25–0.29; PL, 0.025–0.030; TL, 1.56–1.67.

Type material. Ex M. fusca , holotype female, SURINAME: District Sipaliwini, Lely Gebergte, 4° 16.459’ N, 54° 44.323’ W ( LSUMZ, BJO 1000, 8 June 2003); 4 males, 3 females, paratypes, same data as holotype.

Other material. Ex M. semicincta Todd , 1 male, PERU: Dpto. Cuzco, Tono, 870 m ( FMNH 321029, DW-3418, 27 November 1985); 1 male, 1 female, same locality as DW- 3418 ( FMNH 321025, DHC 1190, 28 November 1985); 1 male, 3 females, PERU: Dpto. Madre de Dios, Rio Palotoa, left bank, 12 km from mouth, 490 m ( FMNH 321022, DHC 85-229, 21 August 1985); 2 females, same locality as DHC 85-229 ( FMNH, DHC no field number given, 21 August 1985).

Remarks. This new species is readily separated from all of the others from these hosts by the female having a distinctive vulval setal alignment ( Fig. 17 ) and the male with its unique chaetotaxy of tergite IX ( Fig. 16 ).

Etymology. This species is named for Brian J. O’Shea in recognition of his valuable assistance in collecting critical specimens for this and other studies of lice.

Figures

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.

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.