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)

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

doi:10.1645/19-170

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)

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

Authors

Lance A. Durden

Sharon E. Kessler

Larson Boundenga

Barthélemy Ngoubangoye

Thierry A. Tsoumbou

Cyr I. Moussadji-Kinga

Michel Halbwax

Professor Jo Setchell joanna.setchell@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Jennifer Nichols

Stephen E. Greiman

Abstract

Members of the sucking louse genus Pedicinus are ectoparasites of cercopithecid primates in Africa, Asia, and Gibraltar. Pedicinus gabonensis n. sp. is described based on 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 Pedicinus gabonensis n. sp., are reviewed. Updated identification keys are provided for males and females of all known valid species of Pedicinus.

Citation

Durden, L. A., Kessler, S. E., Boundenga, L., Ngoubangoye, B., Tsoumbou, T. A., Moussadji-Kinga, C. I., …Greiman, S. E. (2020). 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). The Journal of Parasitology, 106(2), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1645/19-170

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jan 21, 2020
Online Publication Date	Mar 10, 2020
Publication Date	Apr 30, 2020
Deposit Date	Jan 27, 2020
Journal	Journal of Parasitology
Print ISSN	0022-3395
Electronic ISSN	1937-2345
Publisher	Allen Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	106
Issue	2
Pages	221-232
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1645/19-170