Myrsidea mitrospingi Price and Dalgleish, 2006

Price, Roger D. & Dalgleish, Robert C., 2006, Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), with descriptions of 18 new species, Zootaxa 1174, pp. 1-25 : 21

Myrsidea mitrospingi Price and Dalgleish , new species (Fig. 30)

Type host. Mitrospingus cassinii (Lawrence) , Dusky­faced Tanager.

Female (1). Metanotum not enlarged, with 10 marginal setae. Metasternal plate with 6 setae. Abdomen (Fig. 30) with all tergites of approximately same size, with straight posterior margins. Tergal setae: I–II, 14–15; III–VI, 17–18; VII, 13; VIII, 10. Postspiracular setae very long to extremely long on all segments. Sternal setae: II, 19; III, 24; IV–VI, 35– 38; VII, 22; VIII–IX, 21. Dimensions: TW, 0.49; HL, 0.33; PW, 0.31; MW, 0.48; AWIV, 0.65; ANW, 0.24; TL, 1.65.

Male. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype female, ex M. cassinii , COSTA RICA: Punta Cocles Hotel , 10 km E Pto Viejo, Limon, 24–25 Apr 1992, R. L. Fisher 222.

Remarks. The comparison of M. mitrospingi to the anatomically similar M. spizae has been given above.