Myrsidea mcclurei Hellenthal and Price

Hellenthal, Ronald A. & Price, Roger D., 2003, The genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), with descriptions of 16 new species, Zootaxa 354, pp. 1-20 : 9

Myrsidea mcclurei Hellenthal and Price , new species

Type host. Microscelis amaurotis (Temminck) .

Male (4). Close to M. warwicki , differing as follows. Tergal setae: II–VII, respectively, 15, 18, 20, 18, 15, 8. Sternal setae: III, 15; IV, 35. Genitalia much as in Fig. 4 ; genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 5 . Dimensions: TW, 0.42–0.48; AWIV, 0.45–0.52; TL, 1.23– 1.29; GL, 0.41–0.44.

Female (5). Close to M. warwicki , differing as follows. Tergal setae: VI, 13–16; VII, 8–10. Sternal setae: III, 19–21; IV–V, 3 9 –46; VI, 30–36. Anal fringe with 40–44 ventral, 32–39 dorsal setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.47–0.52; HL, 0.32–0.36; PW, 0.30–0.33; MW, 0.45–0.51; AWIV, 0.63–0.66; ANW, 0.25–0.26; TL, 1.56–1.73.

Type material. Ex M. amaurotis , the Brown­eared Bulbul, holotype female, Orchid Island, TAIWAN, 3 May 1969, 9E­0773. Paratypes, all ex M. amaurotis in TAIWAN: 1 female, same as holotype; 2 males, 2 females, same except 3–8 May 1968, 9 E­0786, 9E­ 0793; 2 males, 6 females, Hungtou, Taitung, 1 May 1969, 9E­0788, 9E­0796.

Remarks. Both sexes are very close to M. warwicki , but the male has more setae on sternite III and tergite IV, and the female also has more setae on sternite III as well as a wider anus.

Etymology. This species is named for the late H. Elliott McClure, ornithologist, entomologist, and conservationist, the collector of many of the hosts yielding lice used for our study.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. 1 – 5, Myrsidea pycnonoti. 1, Dorsoventral male. 2, Ventral male terminalia. 3, Female metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen. 4, Male genitalia. 5, Male genital sac sclerite. 6, M. phillipsi male genital sac sclerite. 7, M. gieferi male ventral terminalia.