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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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