Myrsidea kathleenae 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 : 7-8

Myrsidea kathleenae Hellenthal and Price , new species ( Fig. 8 )

Type host. Pycnonotus cafer (L.).

Male (10). Much as in Fig. 1 . Tergal setae: II, 10–16; III, 15–16; IV, 13–17; V, 13–15; VI, 12–14; VII, 10–13; VIII, 8–9. Sternal setae: III, 10–16; IV, 33–41; V, 35–45; VI, 29– 38; VII, 17–21; VIII, 4–5 ( Fig. 2 : arrow). Genitalia much as in Fig. 4 , but with wide genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 8 . Dimensions: TW, 0.40–0.44; HL, 0.28–0.31; PW, 0.27–0.30; MW, 0.40–0.43; AWIV, 0.55–0.59; LSVII, 0.13–0.21; TL, 1.28–1.38; GL, 0.40–0.46; GSW, 0.046–0.056.

Female (10). Abdomen as in Fig. 3 . Tergal setae: II, 13–16; III–V, 1 4 –17; VI, 13–16; VII, 12–14; VIII, 10–12. Sternal setae: III, 15–20; IV–V, 3 3 –49; VI, 29–41; VII, 13–22; VIII, 18–23. Anal fringe with 39–44 ventral, 35–43 dorsal setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.45– 0.48; HL, 0.29–0.32; PW, 0.29–0.31; MW, 0.45–0.50; AWIV, 0.64–0.76; LSVII, 0.20– 0.28; ANW, 0.25–0.27; TL, 1.53–1.71.

Type material. Ex P. c a f e r, the Red­vented Bulbul, holotype male, Bogor, W. JAVA, 30 Nov. 1967, 8E­0335. Paratypes, all ex P. c a f e r in W. JAVA: 7 males, 3 females, same as holotype; 4 males, 4 females, same except 6–30 Nov. 1967, 8 E­0325, 8E­0327, 8E­ 0340; 18 males, 10 females, Botanical Garden, Bogor, 5 Feb. 1967 – 6 Feb. 1970, 8E­0338 to 8E­0820 (8 collections), 9E­0609, X1 E­195.

Remarks. The male of M. kathleenae is distinguished from all other males by the shape and very wide size of the genital sac sclerite ( Fig. 8 ). The wide anus and relatively long inner seta on tergite VII enable female separation. This species is the only known Myrsidea on P. cafer .

Etymology. This species is named for Kathleen A. Hartman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, the elder daughter of the junior author.

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 15. 8, Myrsidea kathleenae male genital sac sclerite. 9, M. warwicki female metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen. 10 – 14, Male genital sac sclerite. 10, M. plumosi. 11, M. adamsae. 12, M. ochracei. 13, M. borbonici. 14, M. johnsoni. 15, M. palmai male metanotal margin and dorsoventral abdomen.

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.