Brueelia Keler 1936
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Brueelia

description: Key to the species of lice of the Brueelia -complex known from campephagid hosts
Note: Females of Indoceoplanetes (Capnodella) kamphaengphetensis are unknown. For simplicity, subgeneric names are not given in this key.
1. Dorsal preantennal suture absent.........................................................................2.
- Dorsal preantennal suture present.......................................................................15.
2. Male.............................................................................................. 3.
- Female............................................................................................12.
3. Multiple sutural setae present on each side of abdominal segment IV............................................4.
- Only one sutural setae present on each side of abdominal segment IV............................................7.
4. Sternite III with more than one 1 sternal setae on each side; proximal mesosome without antero-lateral extensions..................................................................................... Indoceoplanetes indonesiana
- Sternite III with only 1 sternal seta on each side (Fig. 15); proximal mesosome with antero-lateral extensions (Fig. 19)....5.
5. Sternite IV with only 1 sternal seta on each side...................................... Indoceoplanetes cinitemnina
- Sternite IV with more than 1 sternal setae on each side (Fig. 15)................................................6.
6. Abdominal segment V with 1 pleural seta on each side (Fig. 29).......................... Indoceoplanetes wandoensis
- Abdominal segment V with 2 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 15)......................... Indoceoplanetes pterophora
7. Multiple sutural setae present on each side of abdominal segment V (Fig. 1)..................................... 8.
- Only one sutural seta present on each side of abdominal segment V (Fig. 8)...................................... 9.
8. Proximal mesosome with short, rounded antero-lateral extensions and convex anterior margin (Fig. 5)............................................................................................. Indoceoplanetes microgenitalis
- Proximal mesosome with longer, angular antero-lateral extensions and concave anterior margin (Fig. 40).............................................................................................. Indoceoplanetes fodincana
9. Only one sutural seta present on each side on abdominal segment VI (Fig. 57)............ Indoceoplanetes ephippiformis
- Multiple sutural setae present on each side of abdominal segment VI (Fig. 8).....................................10.
10. Proximal mesosome with median anterior bulge, but no antero-lateral extensions (Fig. 12)....... Indoceoplanetes saburrata
- Proximal mesosome with antero-lateral extensions (Fig. 26)..................................................11.
11. Sternite IV with only one sternal seta on each side (Fig. 43)................................ Indoceoplanetes zambica
- Sternite IV with 2 sternal setae on each side (Fig. 22).................................... Indoceoplanetes incisoma.
12. Abdominal segment VI with 1 pleural seta on each side (Fig. 51)......................... Indoceoplanetes cinitemnina
- Abdominal segment VI with at least 2 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 2)....................................... 13.
13. Abdominal segment VI with 3 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 2)....................... Indoceoplanetes microgenitalis
- Abdominal segment VI with at least 2 pleural setae on each side............................................... 14
14. Sternite III with only 1 sternal seta on each side (Fig. 9).............................................................. Indoceoplanetes indonesiana, Indoceoplanetes fodincana, Indoceoplanetes pterophora, Indoceoplanetes saburrata 1
- Sternite III with 2 sternal setae on each side (Fig. 23)................................................................. Indoceoplanetes ephippiformis, Indoceoplanetes incisoma, Indoceoplanetes wandoensis, Indoceoplanetes zambica 1
15. Sternite VI in both sexes with 2 sternal setae on each side (Figs 64–65).........................................16.
- Sternite VI in both sexes with 1 sternal seta on each side (Figs 83–84)......................................... 24.
16. Male............................................................................................. 17.
- Female............................................................................................21.
17. Abdominal segment IV with 1 pleural seta on each side (Fig. 68)..............................................18.
- Abdominal segment IV with 2 pleural setae on each side.....................................................20.
18. Abdominal segment V with 1 pleural seta on each side (Fig. 68)...............................................19.
- Abdominal segment V with 2 pleural setae on each side.............................. Indoceoplanetes laurocorythes
19. Abdominal segment VI with 1 pleural seta on each side (Fig. 68); proximal mesosome broad and rounded, much wider than gonopore (Fig. 75)...................................................... Indoceoplanetes kamphaengphetensis
- Abdominal segment VI with 2 pleural setae on each side; proximal mesosome much reduced, not much larger than gonopore........................................................................... Indoceoplanetes loboccupatrix
20. Proximal mesosome flattened (Fig. 77)............................................... Indoceoplanetes subarcens
- Proximal mesosome rounded triangular (Fig. 81).......................................... Indoceoplanetes saucia
21. Abdominal segment IV with 1 pleural seta on each side......................................................22.
- Abdominal segment IV with 2 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 65).............................................23.
22. Abdominal segment V with 1 pleural seta on each side............................... Indoceoplanetes laurocorythes
- Abdominal segment V with 2 pleural setae on each side.............................. Indoceoplanetes loboccupatrix
23. Abdominal segments V–VI with 2 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 67); subgenital plate more narrowed distally, (Fig. 69)................................................................................. Indoceoplanetes subarcens
- Abdominal segments V–VI with 3 pleural setae on each side (Fig. 65); subgenital plate broader distally (Fig. 70)........................................................................................... ndoceoplanetes saucia
24. Dorsal preantennal suture transversally continuous median to the anterior dorsal setae (Fig. 95); female tergopleurites VI–VII with accessory post-spiracular setae (Fig. 92).......................................... Guimaraesiella pandolura
- Dorsal preantennal suture not transversally continuous and does not reach the anterior dorsal setae (Fig. 87); female tergopleurites VI–VII without accessory post-spiracular setae (Fig. 84)................................................ 25.
25. Abdominal segment III in both sexes with at least 1 pleural seta on each side (Figs 83–84); proximal mesosome with gently rounded antero-lateral corners without extensions (Fig. 100)............................. Guimaraesiella sphagmotica
- Abdominal segment III without pleural setae in both sexes (Fig 85–86); proximal mesosome with antero-lateral extensions (Fig. 103)................................................................... Guimaraesiella nouankaoensis
1 As the abdominal chaetotaxy within each of these groups is identical, and the vulval chaetotaxy overlaps between species in both groups, females of these species are best identified by head shape, pigmentation patterns, and the shape of the vulval margin and subgenital plate.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R. & Bush, Sarah E., 2022, 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, pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 5165 (1) on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5165.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6825547