This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Schneider, Marek, Kolencik, Stanislav, Literak, Ivan, Sychra, Oldrich (2025): Redescriptions of three species in the louse genus Myrsidea (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera). Zootaxa 5653 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.3.7

Abstract

Three species of chewing lice in the genus Myrsidea are redescribed and illustrated. They are: Myrsidea aegithali Blagoveshtchensky, 1940 from Aegithalos caudatus alpinus (Hablizl, 1783); Myrsidea flavida (Piaget, 1880) from Eurylaimus ochromalus Raffles, 1822; and Myrsidea franciscoloi Conci, 1942 from Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758). These species are like “type species”, characterising three groups of morphotypes. Redescriptions are made from the type material. Lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for M. aegithali. We increase knowledge of the intraspecific morphological variability of these species, including phylogenetically informative characteristics, and a new host association for M. aegithali from Aegithalos concinnus.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/36cbb872-6588-4a9f-924c-1508f90f9368
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/641D39603C07EC37FFDF9D71F7343E5F
Citation: Schneider M, Kolencik S, Literak I, Sychra O, plazi (2025). Redescriptions of three species in the louse genus Myrsidea (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/z3c5yk accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.