Published December 31, 2008 | Version v1
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Forficuloecus meinertzhageni

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meinertzhageni species group

The four species of this group are recognized from those of the other group by having both sexes with two long setae on each lateral temple margin (Figs. 1, 3), male genitalia with a short heavily pigmented penis (Figs. 2, 5, 6, 8), and females with setae posterior to subgenital plate aligned as in Fig. 4, with two transverse rows of short setae and few setae interspersed between these rows.

Notes

Published as part of Price, Roger D., Johnson, Kevin P. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2008, A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species, pp. 49-62 in Zootaxa 1859 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183637

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