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Formicaphagus rhamphasti

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Formicaphagus rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903)

Nirmus rhamphasti Carriker, 1903: 135.

Degeeriella rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903); Harrison, 1916: 122. Brueelia rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903); Hopkins & Clay, 1952: 60. Formicaphagus grallariae Carriker, 1957: 426.

Sturnidoecus rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903); Carriker [in Emerson], 1967: 106. Formicaphagus rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903); Price et al. 2003: 180.

Type host. Ramphastos tocard = Ramphastos swainsonii Gould, 1833 [Ref.: Emerson 1981]—chestnut-mandibles toucan.

Remarks. Emerson (1981) examined the type material of Nirmus rhamphasti and compared it to the type material of Formicaphagus grallariae, which he determined to be a junior synonym of Nirmus rhamphasti. Price et al. (2003: 180) followed Emerson (1981) regarding Nirmus rhamphasti as a valid species of Formicaphagus and listed F. grallariae as a junior synonym of the former. Mey & Barker (2014: 93, 100) argued that Nirmus rhamphasti Carriker 1903 should be placed in Sturnidoecus. We have not examined any material of this species, but include it here because it has been associated by various authors with genera we recognized as belonging to the Brueelia - complex.

Notes

Published as part of Bush, Sarah E., 2017, Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia - complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key, pp. 1-443 in Zootaxa 4313 (1) on page 323, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4313.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/883161

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Biodiversity

Family
Philopteridae
Genus
Formicaphagus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Phthiraptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Carriker
Species
rhamphasti
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Formicaphagus rhamphasti (Carriker, 1903) sec. Bush, 2017

References

  • Carriker, M. A., Jr. (1903) Mallophaga from Costa Rica, Central America. Nebraska University Studies, 3, 123 - 192.
  • Harrison, L. (1916) The genera and species of Mallophaga. Parasitology, 9, 1 - 156.
  • Hopkins, G. H. & Clay, T. (1952) A check list of the genera & species of Mallophaga. British Museum (Natural History), London. 362 pp.
  • Carriker, M. A., Jr. (1957 a) Studies in Neotropical Mallophaga, XVI: Bird lice of the suborder Ischnocera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 106, 409 - 439.
  • Emerson, K. C. (1967) Carriker on Mallophaga. Posthumous papers, catalogues of forms described as new, and bibliography. Melbourne A. Carriker, Jr. 1879 - 1965. United States National Museum Bulletin, 248, 57 - 134.
  • Price, R. D., Hellenthal, R. A. & Palma, R. L. (2003) World checklist of chewing lice with host associations and keys to families and genera. In: Price, R. D., Hellenthal, R. A., Palma, R. L., Johnson, K. P. & Clayton, D. H. The Chewing lice: world checklist and biological overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 24. x + 501 pp.
  • Emerson, K. C. (1981) Status of five species of Mallophaga described by M. A. Carriker, Jr. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 83, 137 - 139.
  • Mey, E. & Barker, S. C. (2014) Eine neue auf den Feenvogeln (Irenidae) lebende Brueelia - Art (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae), nebst Anmerkungen zur Gattung Brueelia Keler, 1936 sensu lato. Rudolstadter naturhistorische Schriften, 19, 73 - 114.