Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the emberizidae and thraupidae (Passeriformes) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Neotrop Entomol. 2009 Jul-Aug;38(4):501-3. doi: 10.1590/s1519-566x2009000400010.

Abstract

This paper presents the first record of three chewing lice species of the genus Myrsidea collected from one emberizid and two thraupid hosts in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Morphological characters of M. seminuda are added for the last redescription of this species and a new key to males of 'bonariensis species group' is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • Male
  • Passeriformes / parasitology*
  • Phthiraptera / anatomy & histology
  • Phthiraptera / physiology*