Five new species of Myrsidea are described from Babblers (Passeriformes: Timaliidae). The new species and their type hosts are: Myrsidea cheni ex Alcippe morrisonia from China; M. macronoi ex Macronous gularis from Sarawak and Thailand; M. argentauris ex Leiothrix argentauris from China and Thailand; M. dukguni ex Stachyris striolata from China; and M. falcatae ex Ptilocichla falcata from the Philippines.
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1 October 2006
Five New Species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Asian Babblers (Passeriformes: Timaliidae)
Roger D. Price,
Don C. Arnold,
Sarah E. Bush
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 79 • No. 4
October 2006
Vol. 79 • No. 4
October 2006
Asia
chewing lice
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
new species
Phthiraptera
Timaliidae