Review of the species of Rallicola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the antbirds, ovenbirds, and tapaculos (Passeriformes)

Fourteen species of chewing lice in the genus Rallicola are recognized and described from members of the passerine families Thamnophilidae, Furnariidae (subfamily Furnariinae), and Rhinocryptidae. These include 10 previously described species and four new ones: R. mooreae from Premnoplex brunnescens (Sclater), R. leeae from Thripadectes melanorhynchus (Tschudi), R. tompkinsi from Sclerurus caudacutus (Vieillot), and R. hambleri from Syndactyla rufosuperciliata (Lafresnaye). New synonymies include R. acutifrons subsimilis (Carriker) and R. a. chocoana (Carriker), which are both junior synonyms of R. acutifrons (Carriker), and R. mirandae (Carriker), R. punensis (Carriker), R. myrmeciza (Carriker), and R. hylactiphaga canae (Carriker), which are, respectively, junior synonyms of R. laticephala (Carriker), R. titicacae (Carriker), R. heterocephala (Carriker), and R. hylactiphaga (Carriker). A key is provided for identification of the species treated herein.