Picicola Clay and Meinertzhagen (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from jacamars and puffbirds (Piciformes: Galbulidae, Bucconidae) with descriptions of five new species

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2006
Authors:R. D. Price, Weckstein J. D.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:1367
Pagination:37 - 50
Date Published:2006
Abstract:

The three species of previously named Picicola Clay and Meinertzhagen from jacamars and puffbirds are redescribed and five new species are described and illustrated. These new species and their type hosts are: Picicola valquii ex Notharchus tectus (Boddaert), P. naokii ex Bucco capensis Linnaeus, P. osheai ex Malacoptila fusca (J.F. Gmelin), P. faucetti ex Chelidoptera tenebrosa (Pallas), and P. oneilli ex Notharchus macrorhynchos (J.F. Gmelin). We collected partialcytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequences for all of the species in this group, and these data support the genetic distinctiveness of these new species. A key is provided for the identification of all eight species of Picicola from jacamars and puffbirds.

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