Strigiphilus cursitans (Nitzsch, 1861)

Shimada, Megumi & Yoshizawa, Kazunori, 2020, A revision of Strigiphilus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Japan, Zootaxa 4779 (4), pp. 501-521 : 510

The cursitans species-group

Diagnosis. (1) Absence of postspiracular seta on abdominal tergite III, (2) male tergites divided, and (3) basal apodeme of male genitalia with a forked prolongation, not fused to penis ( Figs 32 , 37 , 42 ).

We have identified material of three species of the cursitans species-group parasitising Japanese hosts, as follows:

Strigiphilus ceblebrachys ( Denny, 1842) . New species record for Japan.

Strigiphilus stenocephalus new species.

Strigiphilus tuleskovi Balát, 1958 . New species record for Japan.

Figures

FIGURES 30–34. Strigiphilus ceblebrachys: 30, male habitus. 31, male dorsal anterior plate. 32, male genitalia. 33, female habitus. 34, female dorsal anterior plate. Scale bar for 30 and 33: 0.5mm; for 31, 32 and 34: 0.1mm.

FIGURES 35–39. Strigiphilus stenocephalus: 35, male habitus. 36, male dorsal anterior plate. 37, male genitalia. 38, female habitus. 39, female dorsal anterior plate. Scale bar for 35 and 38: 0.5mm; for 36, 37 and 39: 0.1mm.

FIGURES 40–44. Strigiphilus tuleskovi: 40, male habitus. 41, male dorsal anterior plate. 42, male genitalia. 43, female habitus. 44, female dorsal anterior plate. Scale bar for 40 and 43: 0.5mm; for 41, 42 and 44: 0.1mm.