Abstract
Ten species, including four new species, of the chewing louse genus Forficuloecus Conci, 1941, are recognized from Australasian parrots, and a key is given for their identification. The new species and their type hosts are: F. cameroni ex the Red-winged Parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus (J.F. Gmelin, 1788); F. banksi ex the Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varias Clark, 1910; F. wilsoni ex the Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus (Kuhl, 1820); and F. josephi ex the Bourke's Parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii (Gould, 1841). Partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene support the genetic distinctiveness of these new species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-62 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Zootaxa |
Issue number | 1859 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 29 2008 |
Keywords
- Australasia
- Chewing lice
- Cytochrome oxidase I
- Forficuloecus
- New species
- Parrots
- Taxonomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics