Rallicola deckeri n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Ruddy Woodcreepers Dendrocincla homochroa (Passeriformes: Furnariidae) collected in Campeche, Mexico.
A new species of Rallicola Johnston and Harrison (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) is described from lice collected from a series of Ruddy Woodcreepers Dendrocincla homochroa (Aves: Dendrocolaptinae) in Campeche, Mexico. Rallicola deckeri is easily recognized by the unique shape of the mesosome in the male and by the pattern of divided sternites on the female.
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D020308:Songbirds / Q000469:parasitology*