Myrsidea rohi Ansari 1956
Creators: name: Kounek, Filip
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Capek, Miroslav
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea rohi

description: Myrsidea rohi Ansari, 1956
Myrsidea rohi Ansari, 1956: Pak. J. Health, 5: 170, Figs 6 a–f.
Type host: Catharus gracilirostris (Salvin, 1865) — Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Material studied. Two females and 2 males (O.Sychra CR204–205), ex Catharus gracilirostris COSTA RICA: Braulio Carrillo National Park, Sector Barva (10˚07’N, 84˚07’W; 2600 m), 31 July–7 August 2010, Sychra and Literak leg.; 5 females and 5 males (O.Sychra CR206–210), ex Catharus gracilirostris COSTA RICA: Tapanti National Park, Sector Cerro de la Muerte (9°33’N, 83°43’W; 3100 m), 1–13 August 2010, Sychra and Literak leg. Deposited in INBio.
Remarks. Our specimens differ from the redescription of M. rohi presented by Clay (1966) by setal counts and dimensions. Furthermore, our specimens from Cerro de la Muerte (Tapanti NP) differ from those from Barva (Braulio Carrillo NP) as well as from those redescribed by Clay (1966) in the number of tergal setae and shape of tergites of the female. According to our knowledge of intraspecific variation in Myrsidea species (Clay, 1966), these differences could be used to separate these two populations into subspecies (see Palma & Price 2010), or even into species. However our preliminary results from molecular analyses of partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene do not support genetic distinctiveness of these two samples. Until final results of molecular analyses become available we suggest to consider the Myrsidea population from the Catharus gracilirostris of Cerro de la Muerte as conspecific with M. rohi.
Descriptions of samples from separate localities. [setal counts and dimensions mentioned by Clay (1966) are in parentheses].
Braulio Carrillo NP, Sector Barva
Female (n = 2). As in Fig. 37. Length of DHS 10, 0.040–0.050; DHS 11, 0.090–0.095; ratio DHS 10/11, 0.42–0.56. Metanotum with 17–21 (16–19) marginal setae.
Tergal setae: II, 19–24 (19–22); III, 17–22 (17–19); IV, 17–20 (15–18); V, 17–20 (15–16); VI, 18–19 (13–17). Total setal number on tergites I–VII, 114–138 (105–125). Postspiracular setae very long, 0.40, on II, IV and VIII; long, 0.29, on I; short, 0.14–0.18, on III, V and VI, and very short, 0.08–0.09, on VII. Sternal setae: 4–5 (4) in each aster, II, 17–21 (15–16) marginal setae between asters, 11 (6–7) anterior; III, 21–25 (16–24); IV, 27–30 (21–24); V, 29–34 (21–27); VI, 24–27 (18–22); VII, 20 (15–17); VIII–IX, 21–23 (22–25) including 11–12 setae on deeply serrated vulval margin; without medioanterior setae on sternites III–VII. Dimensions: HL, 0.25 (0.27); MW, 0.39–0.41 (0.37); AW, 0.53 (0.50); ANW, 0.18–0.19; TL, 1.33 (1.27).
Male (n = 2). Tergal setae: II, 16 (11–14); III, 16 (13–14); IV, 15 (13–14); VII, 9 (8). Sternal setae: 4–5 (4) in each aster, 16 (10–12) marginal setae between asters, II, 10 (5–7) anterior; III, 20 (12–17); IV, 26 (16–23); V, 28 (19–23); VI, 25 (17–22); VII, 19 (14–15); sternites III–VII without medioanterior setae. Dimensions: HL, 0.23 (0.25–0.26); PW, 0.22 (0.23); MW, 0.29 (0.32); TL, 1.09 (1.12); GW, 0.09; GSL, 0.07–0.08.
Tapanti NP, Sector Cerro de la Muerte
Female (n = 5). As in Fig. 35. Length of DHS 10, 0.055–0.065; DHS 11, 0.105–0.120; ratio DHS 10/11, 0.46–0.62. Metasternal plate with 7–9 setae, metanotum with 19–21 (16–19) marginal setae. Femur III with 14–16 (11–12) setae in ventral setal brush.
Tergite I enlarged with convex posterior margin, but not tapering. Tergites II–V compressed by tergite I, but not too narrow (Fig. 21 vs. Fig. 38 in Clay 1966, and Fig. 36 vs. Fig. 38). Tergal setae, I, 24–27 (14–21); II, 23–26 (19–22); III, 24–26 (17–19); IV, 21–23 (15–18); V, 21–24 (15–16); VI, 19–22 (13–17); VII, 11–17 (12); VIII, 8–9 (8). Total setal number on tergites I–VII, 143–165 (105–125 or 105–138 if specimens from Braulio Carrillo are included). Postspiracular setae extremely long, 0.40–0.43, on II, IV; very long, 0.35–0.37, on VIII; long, 0.25–0.27, on I; short, 0.14–0.16, on III, V and VI, and very short, 0.08–0.10, on VII. Sternal setae: II, 4–5 (4) in each aster, 16–23 (15–16) marginal setae between asters, 9–13 (6–7) anterior; III, 24–28 (16–24); IV, 30–37 (21–24); V, 27–37 (21–27); VI, 27–32 (18–22); VII, 17–22 (15–17); VIII–IX, 24–27 (22–25) including 14–15 (11–14) setae on deeply serrated vulval margin; without medioanterior setae on sternites III–VII. Sternite VI slightly arched (Fig 21). Anal fringe formed by 28–34 dorsal and 25–35 ventral setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.39–0.41 (0.39); HL, 0.26–0.28 (0.27); MW, 0.39–0.42 (0.37); AW, 0.49–0.58 (0.50); ANW, 0.19–0.21; TL, 1.29–1.40 (1.27).
Male (n = 5). Length of DHS 10, 0.055–0.060; DHS 11, 0.095–0.100; ratio DHS 10/11, 0.55–0.63. Metasternal plate with 6 setae, metanotum with 12–14 (10–12) marginal setae.
Tergal setae: I, 14–17 (9–12); II, 15–16 (11–14); III, 15 (13–14); IV, 14–16 (13–14); V, 15–16 (11–13); VI, 13–14 (11–12); VII, 8–10 (8). Postspiracular setae: extremely long (0.38–0.40) on II, IV and VIII; long (0.19–0.21) I and VII; and short (0.10–0.12) on III, V and VI. Sternal setae: II, 3–4 (4–5) in each aster, 14–16 (10–12) marginal setae between asters, 7–9 (5–7) anterior; III, 17–20 (12–17); IV, 24–25 (16–23); V, 23–30 (19–23); VI, 21–26 (17–22); VII, 15–17 (14–15); without medioanterior setae on sternites III–VII. Genital sac sclerite with a relatively large subapical projection on each side and a slightly concave posterior margin, with short darker medioposterior line (Fig. 22). Dimensions: TW, 0.35–0.37 (0.36); HL, 0.25 (0.26); PW, 0.21–0.23 (0.23); MW, 0.30–0.34 (0.32); AW, 0.40–0.42 (0.39); TL, 1.09–1.12 (1.12); GW, 0.09–0.10; GSL, 0.08.
description: Published as part of Kounek, Filip, Sychra, Oldrich, Capek, Miroslav & Literak, Ivan, 2013, Chewing lice of genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species, pp. 201-222 in Zootaxa 3620 (2) on pages 213-214, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/220745