Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch, 1866)

Gonza ́ Lez-Acun, Daniel A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2021, An annotated catalogue of bird lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Chile, Zootaxa 5077 (1), pp. 1-151 : 50-51

Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866)

Docophorus pygaspis Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866: 361.

Philopterus pygaspis Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866 [sic]: Harrison 1916: 103.

Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Hopkins & Clay 1952: 36.

Flamingobius pygaspis (Nitzsch, 1866) ; KÉler 1960: 306, figs 13, 16–17, 49.

Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch, 1866) ; Clay 1974: 489, pl. 2: fig. c.

Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch, 1886) [sic]; Galaz et al. 1999: fig. 3.

Anatoecus pygaspis (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Price et al. 2003: 147.

Status, sex and repository of types unknown, presumed lost (see Palma 2017: 28).

Type host: Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Pallas, 1811 .

Chilean host: Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782 .

Other host: Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1798).

Chilean locality: Salar Surire: Region XV.

Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica.

Chilean reference: Galaz et al. (1999).

Other significant references: KÉler (1960); Clay (1974); Price et al. (2003).

Remarks: We have not examined any sample of Anatoecus pygaspis . This species is listed here following the record by Galaz et al. (1999). However, Clay (1974: 489) described the new species Anatoecus keymeri from Phoenicopterus chilensis based on two samples, one from Perú and another from Argentina. The specimens identified by Galaz et al. (1999) as Anatoecus pygaspis need to be reexamined to confirm their identity, because they may be Anatoecus keymeri .

Genus Aquanirmus Clay & Meinertzhagen, 1939 Aquanirmus Clay & Meinertzhagen, 1939a . Entomologist 72: 72, 163. Type species: Degeeriella runcinata (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) = Aquanirmus runcinatus (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866) (by original designation).