title: Reconsideration of the longiceps species group of the feather louse genus Columbicola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) with descriptions of two new species.
abstract: We reconsidered the composition of the longiceps species group within Columbicola. Based primarily on head shape, the group is divided into the longiceps and the cavifrons groups, with 7 species in the former and 5 in the latter. Two new species are described: Columbicola claytoni (type host: Ducula rufigaster [Quoy and Gaimard]) and Columbicola malenkeae (type host: D. pacifica [J. E. Gmelin]). Columbicola wolffhuegeli (Eichler) is removed from synonymy with Columbicola longiceps (Rudow) and is recognized as a valid species. The true host for Columbicola paradoxus Tendeiro has been determined as Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw).
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7163, USA. bush@biology.utah.edu
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005241:Feathers / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*