Picicola striata Oniki and Emerson

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 : 39-41

Picicola striata Oniki and Emerson

( Figs. 1–6 )

Picicola striata Oniki and Emerson 1981:511 . Type host: Malacoptila striata (Spix) , the Crescentchested Puffbird.

Redescription. Male as in Fig. 1 ; female posterior abdomen as in Fig. 2 . Head shaped as in Fig. 4 , with marginal carina thin, having irregular inner border, and becoming thinnest at point of juncture with preantennal suture. Tergites II–VI each with 2 tergocentral setae; VII–VIII, usually 4–5, less often 3 or 6. Male tergite IX as in Fig. 3 , with margin having only single very long inner seta on each side. Abdominal segments with prominent pleural thickening and reentrant head. Female subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 ; vulval margin with row of 15–16 short setae, with slight medial concavity, and with short seta displaced on each side lateroposterior to this row. Male subgenital plate as in Fig. 6 ; genitalia similar to Fig. 8 ; with 3 sensilla on each endomeral arm. Female dimensions: TW, 0.38–0.42; HL, 0.46–0.51; CI, 1.21–1.24; PW, 0.23–0.25; MW, 0.33–0.36; AWV, 0.50–0.58; TL, 1.77–2.01. Male dimensions: TW, 0.35–0.38; HL, 0.42–0.46; CI, 1.20–1.24; PW, 0.21–0.23; MW, 0.30–0.32; AWV, 0.43–0.51; GL, 0.28–0.31; PL, 0.035–0.040; TL, 1.47–1.67.

Material. Ex Malacoptila striata , 4 males, 6 females (all paratypes of P. striata ), BRAZIL: São Paulo, Sete Barras. Ex M. fulvogularis P.L. Sclater , 5 females, PERU: Dpto. Madre de Dios, Cerro de Pantiacolla, above Rio Palotoa, 1075 m ( FMNH 321032, DW- 3178, 28 August 1985). Ex Hapaloptila castanea (J. Verreaux) , 2 males, 2 females, PERU: Dpto. San Martin, ca. 22 km ENE Florida, 5° 43’ 23” S, 77° 45” 1’ W ( LSUMZ, AWK- 2416, 24 July 2002), 1 female ( DNA voucher 1.13.2003.16), same except ( LSUMZ, DFL- 1815, 19 July 2002). Ex Monasa nigrifrons (Spix) , 2 males, 1 female ( DNA Vouchers 1.12.2003.8 and PIPeR 1.17.2000.3), BOLIVIA: Dpto. Santa Cruz, Mina Don Mario , 126 km ENE San Jose de Chiquitos, 17° 20’ S, 59° 41’ W ( LSUMZ, CCW- 822, 8 July 1999).

Remarks. This is the first species of Picicola described from the puffbird family Bucconidae . The principal features for its recognition involve the head shape, a cephalic index of at least 1.20, and an irregular marginal carina, narrowest at the level of the preantennal suture ( Fig. 4 ).

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.