Two new species of chewing lice in the genus Melinirmus (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from Australian honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae)
Two new species of the genus Melinirmus Mey, 2017, are described from Australian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). These are: Melinirmus coromandelica n. sp. ex Ptilotula penicillatus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) and Melinirmus palmai n. sp. ex Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790). A checklist of all known species of Brueelia -complex chewing lice known from the Meliphagidae is provided.
Authors
- Sarah E. Bush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2913-4876)
- Daniel R. Gustafsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-8310)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e119999
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Guangdong Provincial Pearl River Talents Program
- Guangdong Academy of Sciences