Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Authors: | S. E. Bush, Price, R. D., Clayton, D. H. |
Journal: | Journal of Parasitology |
Volume: | 95 |
Pagination: | 286 - 294 |
Date Published: | 2009 |
Keywords: | Columbicola eowilsoni, Columbicola koopae, Columbicola masoni, Columbicola rodmani, Columbicola waiteae, Columbicola wombeyi |
Abstract: | Eight new species of lice in the genus Columbicola Ewing are described: C. harbisoni (type host: Phaps histrionica (Gould)), C. koopae (type host: Geophaps scripta (Temminck)), C. eowilsoni (type host: Geophaps smithii (Jardine and Selby), C. wombeyi (type host: Geophaps plumifera Gould), C. masoni (type host: Petrophassa rufipennis Collett), C. waiteae (type host: Columba leucomela Temminck), C. rodmani (type host: Geopelia humeralis (Temminck)), and C. smithae (type host: Turtur brehmeri (Hartlaub)). Also, we provide a comprehensive checklist for the 88 known species of Columbicola (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) and their pigeon and dove hosts (Aves: Columbiformes). |
URL: | https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/47578.pdf |
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