Penenirmus irritans (Ansari, 1955), new combination

Sturnidoecus irritans Ansari, 1955b: 60 . Sturnidoecus irritans Ansari, 1956e: 396 . Sturnidoecus irritans Ansari, 1958: 80 .

Type host. Saxicola maurus indicus (Blyth, 1847) — Siberian stonechat.

Remarks. We have not examined any material of this species, but refer it to Penenirmus based on the illustrations of Ansari (1958b), which show a species with elongated os and pos, multiple mts macrosetae, no sternal plates, and male genitalia of the type commonly found in Penenirmus .