| abstract | Toucanectes dryocopi sp.n. is described from the subcutaneous tissues of the pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus. The new speciesdiffers from the only other known species of th genus, T. ramphastos, by its larger size, the presence of a sejugal furrow, greater sclerotization of the cuticle, and a reduction in the number of idiosomal setae |