Number of the records: 1  

Myrsidea povedai (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), a new species of chewing louse from Phainoptila melanoxantha (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae)

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    SYSNO ASEP0359148
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleMyrsidea povedai (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), a new species of chewing louse from Phainoptila melanoxantha (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae)
    Author(s) Sychra, O. (CZ)
    Kounek, F. (CZ)
    Čapek, Miroslav (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Literák, I. (CZ)
    Number of authors4
    Source TitleJournal of Parasitology. - : Allen Press - ISSN 0022-3395
    Roč. 97, č. 4 (2011), s. 593-595
    Number of pages3 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordschewing louse ; Phthiraptera ; Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher ; Costa Rica ; Myrsidea ; Phainoptila melanoxantha
    Subject RIVEG - Zoology
    CEZAV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000294081400008
    EID SCOPUS80051745134
    DOI10.1645/GE-2715.1
    AnnotationThe female of M. povedai is distinguished from those of other species of Myrsidea by: (1) well-developed hypopharynx, (2) well-defined median gap in the rows of tergal setae and another gap between groups of setae on lateral side of tergites II–VII and the most central seta, and (3) enlarged metanotum with at least 23 setae. These characters place M. povedai close to M. campestris from Euneornis campestris and M. marini from Pezopetes capitalis. The female of M. povedai can be easily separeted by the abdomen without conspicuously enlarged tergites. Moreover, the male of M. povedai is characterized by a unique male genital sclerite, which is quite long, tapered apically, with a long median line, and without subapical processes. This is the first record of a chewing louse from this host and the first record of Myrsidea from the passerine family Bombycillidae. All 7 birds examined in Costa Rica in 2010 were parasitized with M. povedai.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Vertebrate Biology
    ContactHana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
    Year of Publishing2012
Number of the records: 1  

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