The species of Myrsidea Waterston (Insecta : Phthiraptera : Menoponidae) from the Galápagos Islands, with descriptions of new taxa

Describes and illustrates three species and one subspecies of lice from passerine hosts. Introduces three new taxa: Myrsidea darwini, Myrsidea nesomimi nesomimi, and Myrsidea nesomimi borealis. List the type hosts for each species and subspecies. Records, for the first time in the Galápagos, Myrsid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tuhinga 2010 (21), p.135-146
Hauptverfasser: Palma, R. L, Price, Roger D
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Zusammenfassung:Describes and illustrates three species and one subspecies of lice from passerine hosts. Introduces three new taxa: Myrsidea darwini, Myrsidea nesomimi nesomimi, and Myrsidea nesomimi borealis. List the type hosts for each species and subspecies. Records, for the first time in the Galápagos, Myrsidea ridulosa from Dendroica petechia aureola. Instructs that Myrsidea nesomimi is the first species of Myrsidea described from members of the family Mimidae. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:2253-5861
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