New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (5) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
STANISLAV KOLENCIK ◽  
OLDRICH SYCHRA ◽  
IVO PAPOUSEK ◽  
KAMILA M.D. KUABARA ◽  
MICHEL P. VALIM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Chewing Louse ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Pyriglena Leucoptera ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Twenty-four species of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Neotropical Suboscines (Passeriformes: Formicariidae, Furnariidae, Pipridae, Thamnophilidae, Tityridae, Tyrannidae) are recorded and discussed. They include: eight new species which are described and illustrated (Myrsidea capeki new species ex Chiroxiphia caudata; Myrsidea leptopogoni new species ex Leptopogon superciliaris; Myrsidea leucophthalmi new species ex Automolus leucophthalmus; Myrsidea pachyramphi new species ex Pachyramphus polychopterus; Myrsidea philydori new species ex Philydor rufum; Myrsidea pyriglenae new species ex Pyriglena leucoptera; Myrsidea scleruri new species ex Sclerurus scansor and Myrsidea zuzanae new species ex Furnarius rufus), as well as nine previously known species with additional data on intraspecific morphological variability, host associations and geographical distribution (Myrsidea barbati Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005; Myrsidea dalgleishi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011; Myrsidea flaviventris Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005; Myrsidea klimesi Sychra, 2006; Myrsidea meyi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011; Myrsidea oleaginei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005; Myrsidea olivacei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005; Myrsidea pitangi Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005 and Myrsidea spellmani Price, Johnson & Dalgleish, 2008b). Seven further species are recorded at genus level only due to lack of adequate material. A 379 bp portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was sequenced from seven species in order to assess relative genetic divergences among Myrsidea populations.

Five new species of Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) in Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2200 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER D. PRICE ◽  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Avian Family ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

There are 23 species of Myrsidea recognized from passerine thraupid hosts. Five new species parasitic on members of this avian family are described. They and their type hosts are Myrsidea rozsai ex the Thick-billed Euphonia, Euphonia laniirostris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, M. cruickshanki ex the Carmiol's Tanager, Chlorothraupis carmioli (Lawrence), M. patersoni ex the Grey-headed Tanager, Eucometis penicillata (Spix), M. pagei ex the Crimson-backed Tanager, Ramphocelus dimidiatus Lafresnaye, and M. valimi ex the Tawny-capped Euphonia, Euphonia anneae Cassin. The first species is placed in the bonariensis species group, while the remaining four are placed in the fusca species group. Sequences of a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene were compared to other species of Myrsidea and were highly divergent.

Where are the species limits? Morphology versus genetics in Neotropical chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), with description of three new species 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (1) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
STANISLAV KOLENCIK ◽  
OLDRICH SYCHRA ◽  
IVO PAPOUSEK ◽  
IVAN LITERAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Eleven species of lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from passerine birds (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae, Fringillidae, Thraupidae) in the Neotropical Region are recorded and discussed. They include three new species with hosts in the family Thraupidae from Paraguay, which are described and illustrated: Myrsidea flaveolae new species ex Sicalis flaveola, Myrsidea habiae new species ex Habia rubica, and Myrsidea sayacae new species ex Thraupis sayaca. Five other previously known Myrsidea species are included with new data on intraspecific morphological variability, hosts associations and geographical distribution, as follows: Myrsidea coronatae, M. lightae, M. rufi, M. seminuda, and M. violaceae. Three further species are recorded at genus level only due to lack of adequate material. A 379 bp portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was sequenced in order to assess relative genetic divergence among Myrsidea populations. The application of intra- and interspecific sequence divergences as predictor of species boundaries in the taxonomy of this megadiverse genus is discussed. 

Five new species of Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from bristlebills and greenbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) in Ghana

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1177 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON ◽  
ROGER D. PRICE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Chewing Lice ◽  
Genetic Distinctiveness ◽  
Coi Sequences ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Five new species of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston from the passerine family Pycnonotidae are described and illustrated. They and their type hosts are: M. masoni ex Bleda eximius (Hartlaub), M. chesseri ex Criniger barbatus (Temminck), M. palmeri ex Andropadus curvirostris Cassin, M. wombeyi ex Bleda syndactylus (Swainson), and M. marksi ex Phyllastrephus albigularis (Sharpe). These represent the first species of pycnonotid Myrsidea to be described from African hosts. Partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequences were collected for these species and additional species of Myrsidea, which support the genetic distinctiveness of these new species.

New host records and descriptions of five new species of Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from passerine birds (Aves: Passeriformes)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3097 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHEL P. VALIM ◽  
ROGER D. PRICE ◽  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
New Host ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
New Host Records

Three species of previously described Myrsidea from the birds Lochmias nematura obscurata Cabanis, Automolus ochrolaemus (Tschudi, 1844) (both Furnariidae) and Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861 (Cotingidae) are redescribed, including new host and geographical records. Five new species of Myrsidea from the Neotropics are described and illustrated. These species and their type hosts are: M. waterstoni n. sp. from Anabacerthia variegaticeps (Sclater), M. meyi n. sp. from Syndactyla subalaris (Sclater) (Furnariidae), M. dalgleishi n. sp. from Glyphorynchus spirurus (Vieillot) (Dendrocolaptidae), M. cicchinoi n. sp. from Rhynchocyclus olivaceus (Temminck) (Tyrannidae), and M. castroae n. sp. from Atlapetes albinucha gutturalis (Lafresnaye) (Emberizidae). Sequences of a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene for four of these new species were highly divergent from those of other species of Myrsidea.

Morphology and molecules say: Tanytarsus latens, sp. nov. from Finland (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4471 (3) ◽  
pp. 569 ◽  
Author(s):  
WOJCIECH GIŁKA ◽  
LAURI PAASIVIRTA ◽  
PIOTR GADAWSKI ◽  
MICHAŁ GRABOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Gene Fragment ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Tanytarsus latens sp. nov. is described from Finland (Ostrobothnia borealis, Satakunta). Both morphological and             molecular analyses indicate that T. latens belongs to the mendax species group. The adult male hypopygium of the new species resembles that of Tanytarsus occultus Brundin and of T. desertor Giłka et Paasivirta, while the molecular analysis based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) gene fragment evidences that T. latens is a sister species to most of European Tanytarsus of the mendax group’s core, for which the COI barcodes are known. Notes on biology of T. latens are also provided. 

Redefinition of Cornexcisia Fan & Kano, 2000 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with the first description of the female of Sarcophaga kurahashii (Shinonaga & Tumrasvin, 1979)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4668 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-420
Author(s):  
CHAO WANG ◽  
YUNYUN GAO ◽  
THOMAS PAPE ◽  
DONG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 is proposed as a senior synonym of Cornexcisia Fan & Kano, 2000, syn. nov. and Fanzideia Xue, Verves & Du, 2011, syn. nov. Cornexcisia Fan & Kano, 2000, stat. rev. is given status as a subgenus and is considered a senior synonym of Fanzideia Xue, Verves & Du, 2011, syn. nov. at the subgeneric level. Cornexcisia is argued to contain S. (Cornexcisia) longicornuta (Fan & Kano, 2000), comb. nov., S. (C.) cygnocerca (Xue, Verves & Du, 2011), comb. nov., S. (C.) kurahashii (Shinonaga & Tumrasvin, 1979), subgen. comb. nov. (from Phallosphaera Rohdendorf) and S. (C.) suthep Pape & Bänziger, 2003, subgen. comb. nov. (from Rosellea Rohdendorf). Sarcophaga (C.) kurahashii is newly recorded from China (Yunnan), the male is redescribed and the female is described for the first time, supported by photographs, illustrations and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences. Species of Cornexcisia share an exceptionally long postpedicel in the female and the following apomorphic distiphallic appendages in the male: juxta ventro-proximally with an apically divided arm with cuticular pile, and lateral styli bifurcated from the base with each branch elongate, gently curved and slightly expanded apically. A key to the species of Cornexcisia is provided. 

scholarly journals Taxonomy of the sand bubbler crabs Scopimera globosa De Haan, 1835, and S. tuberculata Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dotillidae) in East Asia, with description of a new species from the Ryukyus, Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2345 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
KINGSLEY J. H. WONG ◽  
BENNY K. K. CHAN ◽  
HSI-TE SHIH
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South China ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
A New Species

Sand bubbler crabs of the genus Scopimera are common on sandy shores in East Asia yet the taxonomy of the species remains unclear. Scopimera globosa De Haan, 1835, the type species, was described from Japanese specimens and also occurs in Korea and China. Scopimera tuberculata Stimpson, 1858, described from Japan, has been regarded a junior synonym of S. globosa, but the types had long been lost. Some workers have considered the two taxa distinct and S. tuberculata has been recorded from South China. In the present study, we confirm using male gonopod morphology and molecular analysis, that the early records of S. tuberculata from Hong Kong and S. globosa from Taiwan are in fact S. intermedia Balss, 1934. The present study regards S. tuberculata as a subjective junior synonym to S. globosa. A new species, Scopimera ryukyuensis sp. nov. from the Ryukyus, is identified and described herein. The new species is close to S. globosa but can be separated by carapace characters. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene revealed basepair (bp) difference between the new species and other Scopimera spp. to be at the interspecific level, at least 28 bp (4.3%).

Redescriptions of two species and descriptions of three new species of the louse genus Bizarrifrons Eichler, 1938 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3273 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHEL P. VALIM ◽  
RICARDO L. PALMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Elongation Factor 1Α ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase

Redescriptions of Bizarrifrons magus (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866), the type species of Bizarrifrons, and B. picturatus Car-riker & Díaz-Ungría, 1961 are given based on material from their type hosts. The nymphal instars of these two species aredescribed and illustrated for the first time. Also, three new species are named and described: B. latifrons, from the russet-backed oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi (Des Murs, 1856); B. wecksteini, from the Amazonian oropendola,Psarocolius b. bifasciatus (Spix, 1824); and B. quasisymmetricus, from the solitary cacique, Cacicus solitarius (Vieillot,1816) (Passeriformes: Icteridae). Two species-groups are proposed, and a checklist and a key for the species of Bizarri-frons are also included. Sequences of a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) and the nuclear elongation factor 1α (EF-1α) genes for two species are given for the first time in this genus.

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