@article {68786, title = {Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae): distribution pattern and phoretic association with skin mites and chewing lice of Columba livia (Aves: Columbidae)}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {47}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan-12-2013}, pages = {2927 - 2936}, abstract = {

The examination of 145 specimens of Pseudolynchia canariensis (74 males and 71 females) from 31 specimens of Columba livia captured between March and April of 2012 in the municipality of Pelotas, southern Brazil, revealed an aggre- gated distribution of hippoboscid flies. Prevalence and mean intensity of infestation were higher on younger hosts. Approximately 30\% of hippoboscid flies exhib- ited phoretic associations with skin mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae as well as with chewing lice of the family Philopteridae. Myialges anchora and Ornithocheyletia hallae skin mites exhibited aggregated distributions. On P. canariensis only female skin mites were observed, M. anchora being the most prevalent and abundant. The abdominal ventral surface, between the metathorax and the first abdominal tergite and the ventral surface of wings of hippoboscid flies were the preferred regions for attachment by skin mites, whereas Columbicola columbae was observed attached to the mesotibia of one hippoboscid fly.

}, issn = {0022-2933}, doi = {10.1080/00222933.2013.791939}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222933.2013.791939?tab=permissions\&scroll=top}, author = {Hugo Leonardo C Amaral and Bergmann, Fabiane Borba and Silveira, Tony and Paulo Roberto Si Santos and Kr{\"u}ger, Rodrigo Ferreira} } @article {47073, title = {Taxonomic revision of old world members of the feather louse genus Columbicola (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera), including descriptions of eight new species}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {39}, year = {2005}, month = {2005}, pages = {3545 - 3618}, abstract = {

The feather louse genus Columbicola Ewing is revised and divided into 24 species groups, with descriptions and illustrations provided for the 19 Old World species groups. Eight new species are described; these species and their respective type hosts are: C. browni ex Columba arquatrix Temminck, C. arnoldi ex Macropygia nigrirostris Salvadori, C. galei ex Gymnophaps albertisii Salvadori, C. palmai ex Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham), C. mendesi ex Ducula concinna (Wallace), C. reedi ex Ptilinopus magnificus (Temminck), C. davisae ex Treron curvirostra nipalensis (Hodgson), and C. wecksteini ex Ptilinopus rivoli (Pr\évost). Columbicola juliusriemeri Eichler and Mrosek and C. longiceps sikoraae Eichler are removed from synonymy and recognized as valid species. Columbicola longisetaceus (Piaget) is placed as a junior synonym of C. columbae (L.), C. fradeorum Tendeiro as a junior synonym of C. mjoebergi Eichler, and C. meinertzhageni parvus Tendeiro as a junior synonym of C. meinertzhageni Tendeiro. We provide a key to the 63 valid Old World species, and a table of host associations for the 77 valid Columbicola species of the world.

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}, keywords = {Columbicola, Columbiformes, mtax, n.sp.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930500393368}, url = {https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/46172.pdf}, author = {Richard J. Adams and Roger D. Price and Clayton,Dale H.} }