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    A new subgenus and four new species of Gliricola (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the Caribbean hutias (Rodentia: Capromyidae)

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    1997-07
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    Price, Roger D.
    Timm, Robert M.
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    Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
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    A new subgenus, Hutiaphilus (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae), is described for five previously named species of Gliricola (G. armatus, G. capromydis, G. cubanus, G. ewingi, and G. omahonyi) and four new species (G. rabbi, with the type host Geocapromys ingrahami; and G. pinei, G. schwartzi, and G. wernecki, all with the type host Mysateles melanurus melanurus). We redescribe and illustrate the previously described species, and provide a key for the identification of these nine species. The nine species of Hutiaphilus are restricted to the caviomorph rodent family Capromyidae, the West Indian hutias. This chewing louse-host association is parallel to other louse-host associations we have documented for caviomorph rodents in that there are two (and in one case, three) species of lice on each host species and typically two even on single host individuals. Hutiaphilus is a derived clade well supported by several synapomorphic features. Its position within the genus Gliricola suggests that the family Capromyidae may be nested within what is now recognized as the Neotropical family Echimyidae.
     
    Resumen—Se describe Hutiaphilus, un nuevo subgénero de Gliricola (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae). Se incluyen en Hutiaphilus cinco especies de Gliricola ya descritas (G. armatus, G. capromydis, G. cubanis, G. ewingi y G. omahonyi) y quatro especies nuevas (G. rabbi, con el hospedero típico Geocapromys ingrahami; y G. pinei, G. schwartzi y G. wernecki, las tres con el hospedador típico Mysateles melanurus melanurus). Se redescriben las especies anteriormente descritas, incluyendo ilustraciones. Además se presenta una clave de identificación de las nueve especies, que se restringen a la familia de roedores caviomorfos Capromyidae, las jutías antillanas. Las relaciones piojo/hospededor de estas especies se aproximan a las que hemos documentado de otros roedores caviomorfos, por tener dos (y en un caso hasta tes) especies de piojos en cada especie hospededor, incluso en un solo individuo hospededor. Hutiaphilus es un clado derivido bien apoyado por varios caracteres sinapomórficos. Su posición dentro del género Gliricola sugiere que la familia Capromyidae posiblemente se encuentre filogenéticamente dentro de lo que actuahnente se reconoce como la familia neotropical Echimyidae.
     
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    • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarly Works [738]
    • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Scholarly Works [1516]
    • Kansas African Studies Center Scholarly Works [272]
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    Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1997. A new subgenus and four new species of Gliricola (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the Caribbean hutias (Rodentia: Capromyidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 110(2):285–300.

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