Descriptions of eight new species of feather lice in the genus Columbicola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with a comprehensive world checklist.
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 plumnifera 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).
Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7163, USA. bush@biology.utah.edu
Sarah E
SE
Bush
Roger D
RD
Price
Dale H
DH
Clayton
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification