Myrsidea pycnonoti

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 : 3

pycnonoti species group

The 9 species of this group are characterized by the male genital sac sclerite having a straight to slightly concave posterior margin ( Figs. 5, 6 , 8 ) and the female without significant enlargement of the metanotum or abdominal tergites ( Figs. 3 , 9 ). Additional features are gula with 2–4 setae on each side, metanotum with 6 marginal setae, metasternum with 4 setae, postspiracular setae very long on I–VIII, and tergite I with 6 (less often 7 or 8) marginal setae.

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.

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.