A New Species of Sucking Louse from the Mandrill from Gabon with a Review of Host Associations and Geographical Distributions, and Identification Keys to Members of the Genus Pedicinus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pedicinidae)

Lance A. Durden, Sharon E. Kessler, Larson Boundenga, Barthélemy Ngoubangoye, Thierry A. Tsoumbou, Cyr I. Moussadji-Kinga, Michel Halbwax, Joanna M. Setchell, Jennifer Nichols, Stephen E. Greiman

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Abstract

Members of the sucking louse genus Pedicinus are ectoparasites of cercopithecid primates in Africa, Asia, and Gibraltar. Pedicinus gabonensis n. sp. is described on the basis of adult male and female specimens collected from the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in Gabon. The new species is compared morphologically with other members of the genus Pedicinus, and a nuclear elongation factor 1 alpha gene sequence is provided. Host associations and geographical distributions of the 18 previously recognized species of the genus and of P. gabonensis n. sp. are reviewed. Updated identification keys are provided for males and females of all known valid species of Pedicinus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-232
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Parasitology
Volume106
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2020

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Keywords

  • Anoplura
  • Dichotomous Key
  • Gabon
  • Geographical Distributions
  • Host Associations
  • New Species
  • Pedicinus
  • Phthiraptera

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