Corvonirmus wakuiacus Mey 2017
- Dataset
- The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Phthiraptera
- family
- Philopteridae
- genus
- Corvonirmus
- species
- Corvonirmus wakuiacus
discussion
Remarks. This species is separated from other congeners by a single character: the reduction of the distal female subgenital plate. However, as shown by Mey (2017: 119, fig. 44 a – f), this is a highly variable character, which is not clearly illustrated for any of the other three Australian species described by Mey (2017). Futhermore, comparing the photographs of Co. pleuropelios (Mey 2017: pl. VI: fig. 1) and that of Co. wakuiacus (Mey 2017: pl. V: fig. 5), it is impossible to ascertain whether the shape of the female subgenital plates of these species are significantly different. Mey (2017: 118) mentioned that one female Co. orruaticus has the subgenital plate reduced as in Co. wakuiacus, but this is not illustrated. Although we examined additional specimens from the type host, which appear to be conspecific with Co. wakuiacus, we consider Co. wakuiacus insufficiently diagnosed and regard it as species inquirenda.
materials_examined
Type host: Corvus bennetti North, 1901 — little crow. Type locality: Yeelirrie, Western Australia, Australia.
Name
- Homonyms
- Corvonirmus wakuiacus Mey 2017