Forficuloecus greeni Guimarães

Price, Roger D., Johnson, Kevin P. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2008, A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 1859, pp. 49-62 : 58

Forficuloecus greeni Guimarães

Forficuloecus greeni Guimarães, 1985: 44 . Type host: Neophema chrysostoma (Kuhl, 1820) , the Blue-winged Parrot.

Male. Whole illustration as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 18 ). Tergal setae: II, 6–7; III, 5; IV–VII, 6–7; VIII, 4–6. Sternal setae: II, 2; III, 4; IV, 4–6; V, 5–6; VI–VII, 0–2. Genitalia as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 8 ).

Female. Whole illustration as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 19 ). Tergal setae: II, 4–7; III, 5–6; IV, 5–9; V, 5– 8; VI–VII, 7–10; VIII, 4–6. Sternal setae: II, 2; III, 4–6; IV, 5–6; V–VI, 6; VII, 4. Ventral terminalia as in Guimarães (1985: Fig. 16 ).

Material. Ex N. chrysostoma , AUSTRALIA: Holotype male, allotype female (NMH) of F. greeni , Tasmania, Exeter, 11 Aug. 1968, R.H. Green ( QVTA. Reg. No. 437); 1 male, 1 female [paratypes of F. greeni ], same data as holotype. Guimarães (1985: 45) wrote that these paratypes were "to be deposited in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania;". However, as they were not sent to Tasmania, it has been agreed by officers from both institutions that they will be permanently kept in NHM.

Remarks. As discussed earlier under F. josephi , these species are quite similar morphologically. Both are small and have a reduced abdominal tergal chaetotaxy. However, F. josephi consistently has only a total of four setae (rarely two) on each male abdominal tergite and the female has only a total of four on the majority of its tergites. With minor differences in dimensions and in details of the male genitalia and female ventral terminalia, it is clear that these series represent two distinct species.

Figures

FIGURES 18 – 25. 18 – 20, Forficuloecus palmai. 18, Ventral female terminalia. 19, Dorsal male terminalia. 20, Male genitalia. 21 – 25, F. josephi. 21, Dorsal female abdomen. 22, Male genitalia. 23, Ventral female terminalia. 24, Dorsal female head. 25, Dorsal male abdomen.

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 4, Forficuloecus cameroni. 1, Entire dorsoventral male. 2, Male genitalia. 3, Dorsal female head. 4, Female metanotum and dorsoventral abdomen. 5, F. emersoni, male genitalia. 6, F. meinertzhageni, male genitalia. 7 – 8,

FIGURES 9 – 17. 9 – 13, Forficuloecus banksi. 9, Dorsal female abdomen. 10, Ventral female terminalia. 11, Dorsal female head. 12, Male genitalia. 13, Dorsal male abdomen. 14, F. forficula, male genitalia. 15 – 17, F. wilsoni. 15, Dorsal female abdomen. 16, Dorsal male abdomen. 17, Male genitalia.