A new species, Myrsidea willardi, is described from the Schlegel's Asity, Philepitta schlegeli, from Madagascar. The only previously described species from the host family Philepittidae, Myrsidea minuscula (Piaget), is redescribed and illustrated. These two species of lice show pronounced genetic divergence based on partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequences.
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1 July 2006
Myrsidea willardi Price and Johnson, a New Species of Chewing Louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Schlegel's Asity (Passeriformes: Philepittidae)
Roger D. Price,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 79 • No. 3
July 2006
Vol. 79 • No. 3
July 2006
chewing lice
Madagascar
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Philepittidae
Phthiraptera