Chewing lice of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitic on members of the Campephagidae (Aves: Passeriformes), with description of a new subgenus and 14 new species

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2022
Authors:D. R. Gustafsson, Bush S. E.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5165
Pagination:1-55
Date Published:Jul-13-2022
ISSN:1175-5334, 1175-5326
Keywords:Coracina aeruleogrisea adamsoni, Coracina caeruleogrisea strenua, Coracina caledonica seiuncta, Coracina caledonica thilenii, Coracina lineata ombriosa, Coracina macei siamensis, Coracina novaehollandiae melanops, Coracina papuensis angustifrons, Coracina pectoralis, Coricina macei nipalensis, Coricina macei rexpineti, Coricina papuensis elegans, Edolisoma melas melas, Edolisoma montanum montanum, Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella) nouankaoensis, Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella) sphagmotica, IIndoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) fodincana, Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) kamphaengphetensis, Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) saucia, Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) subarcens, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) cinitemnina, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) ephippiformis, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) incisoma, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) microgenitalis, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) pterophora, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) saburrata, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis, Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) zambica, Indoceplanetes. Brueelia-complex, Lalage melaschistos avensis, Malardifax, new species, new subgenus
Abstract:

Fourteen new species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex are described, from hosts in the Campephagidae. In addition, Malardifax a new subgenus of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 is described for the species occurring on minivets (Campephagidae: Pericrocotus). The new species and their hosts are: Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella) nouankaoensis n. sp. from Coracina caledonica seiuncta Mayr & Ripley, 1941 and C. caledonica thilenii (Neumann, 1915); Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella) sphagmotica n. sp. from Coracina caeruleogrisea strenua (Schlegel, 1871) and C. caeruleogrisea adamsoni Mayr & Rand, 1936; Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) kamphaengphetensis n. sp. from Lalage melaschistos avensis (Blyth, 1852); Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) saucia n. sp. from Edolisoma montanum montanum (Meyer, 1874); Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) subarcens n. sp. from Edolisoma melas melas (Lesson, 1828); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) cinitemnina n. sp. from Edolisoma melas melas (Lesson, 1828); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) ephippiformis n. sp. from Edolisoma montanum montanum (Meyer, 1874); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) fodincana n. sp. from Coracina papuensis oriomo Mayr & Rand, 1936, C. papuensis angustifrons (Salvadori, 1876), and C. papuensis elegans (Ramsay, 1881); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) incisoma n. sp. from Coracina macei siamensis (Baker, 1918) and C. macei rexpineti (Swinhoe, 1863); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) microgenitalis n. sp. from Coracina caeruleogrisea strenua (Schlegel, 1871); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) pterophora n. sp. from Coracina macei nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) saburrata n. sp. from Coracina lineata ombriosa (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905); Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) wandoensis n. sp. from Coracina novaehollandiae melanops (Latham, 1802); and Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) zambica n. sp. from Coracina pectoralis (Jardine & Selby, 1828). Checklists and keys to the louse species of the Brueelia-complex parasitic on campephagid hosts are provided.  

URL:https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5165.1.1
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5165.1.1
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