01910nas a2200301 4500008004100000245023400041210006900275260001200344300001400356490000800370520073100378653002001109653001001129653003101139653002201170653001601192100002201208700002401230700002201254700002901276700002601305700002901331700002001360700002501380700002201405700002501427856015601452 2020 eng d00aA New Species of Sucking Louse from the Mandrill from Gabon with a Review of Host Associations and Geographical Distributions, and Identification Keys to Members of the Genus Pedicinus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pedicinidae)0 aNew Species of Sucking Louse from the Mandrill from Gabon with a c03-2020 a221 - 2320 v1063 a
Members of the sucking louse genus Pedicinus are ectoparasites of cercopithecid primates in Africa,
Asia, and Gibraltar. Pedicinus gabonensis n. sp. is described on the basis of adult male and female
specimens collected from the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in Gabon. The new species is compared
morphologically with other members of the genus Pedicinus, and a nuclear elongation factor 1 alpha
gene sequence is provided. Host associations and geographical distributions of the 18 previously
recognized species of the genus and of P. gabonensis n. sp. are reviewed. Updated identification keys
are provided for males and females of all known valid species of Pedicinus.