Genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915
- Myrsidea Waterston, J. 1915. On two new species of Mallophaga (Menoponidae): Menacanthus balfouri n. sp. and Myrsidea victrix n. sp. from Colombia. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 51: 12-16 pl. 1 [12].
Type species:
Myrsidea victrix Waterston, 1915 by original designation. - Acolpocephalum Ewing, H.E. 1927. Descriptions of new genera and species of Mallophaga, together wih keys to some related genera of Menoponidae and Philopteridae. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 17(4): 86-96 [88].
Type species:
Acolpocephalum brevipes Ewing, 1927 by original designation. - Australmenopon Conci, C. 1942. Quatro nuovi generi ed una nuova sottofamiglia di Menoponidae dei passeracei. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 74: 30-31 [31].
Type species:
Menopon cinerea Thompson, 1939 by original designation. - Allomyrsidea Conci, C. 1942. Quatro nuovi generi ed una nuova sottofamiglia di Menoponidae dei passeracei. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 74: 30-31 [31].
Type species:
Myrsidea struthidea Thompson, 1939 by original designation. - Densidea Zlotorzycka, J. 1964. Mallophag parasitizing Paseriformes and Pici. I. Subfamilies Dennyinae, Machaerilaeminae, Colpocephalinae. Acta Parasitologica Polonica 12(17): 165-192 pls 1-4 [171].
Type species:
Menopon rusticum Giebel, 1874 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clay, T. 1966. Contributions towards a revision of Myrsidea Waterston. I. (Menoponidae: Mallophaga). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17(8): 327-395 pls 1-2 [330]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide except polar regions.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Distribution References
General References
Kolencik, S., Sychra, O., Johnson, K.P., Weckstein, J.D., Sallam, M.F. & Allen, J.M. 2024. The parasitic louse genus Myrsidea (Amblycera: Menoponidae): a comprehensive review and world checklist,. Insect Systematics and Diversity 8(3): 1-60
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | Phthiraptera | 25-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 20-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |