Another puzzle piece in the systematics of the chewing louse genus Myrsidea, with a description of a new genus Apomyrsidea

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors:S. T. A. N. I. S. L. A. V. KOLENCIK, Sychra, O., Allen, J. M.
Journal:European Journal of Taxonomy
Volume:748
Pagination:36-50
Date Published:May-2021
ISSN:2118-9773
Keywords:Apomyrsidea, Apomyrsidea circumsternata, Apomyrsidea isacantha, Apomyrsidea klimesi, morphology, new genus, Phylogeny
Abstract:

A new avian chewing louse genus Apomyrsidea gen. nov. is described based on species parasitizing birds in the family Formicariidae. Diagnostic characteristics and phylogenetic analyses were used to evaluate and confirm the generic status and merit its recognition as unique and different from Myrsidea Waterston, 1915. Three species previously belonging to the genus Myrsidea are placed in the new genus Apomyrsidea gen. nov. and are discussed: Apomyrsidea circumsternata (Valim & Weckstein, 2013) gen. et comb. nov., Apomyrsidea isacantha (Valim & Weckstein, 2013) gen. et comb. nov. and Apomyrsidea klimesi (Sychra in Sychra et al., 2006) gen. et comb. nov.

URL:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1339
DOI:10.5852/ejt.2021.748.1339
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