Roger D. Price

A Review of Machaerilaemus (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from the Passeriformes (Aves), with the Description of Five New Species

Abstract The 25 nominal species of the menoponid genus Machaerilaemus have been studied, with 10 determined to be valid and 13 to be new junior synonyms and two assigned to another genus. Descriptions are given for the previously described species and for five new species: M. cyanocittae (type host Cyanocitta cristata), M. diglossae (type host Diglossa baritula), M. laticapitus (type host Leptasthenura aegithaloides), M. tangarae (type host Tangara larvata) and M. hirsutus (type host “Honeycreeper”). A key is provided for identification of the 15 species now recognized in the genus.

Five New Species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Asian Babblers (Passeriformes: Timaliidae)

Abstract 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.