title: Stray notes on two phthirapteran species occurring on Indian grey Horn Bill, Tockus birostris Scopoli (Coraciformes: Bucerotidae).
abstract: Two phthirapteran species (an amblyceran Chapinia clayae and an ischnoceran, Buceroemersonia clarkei) were recovered from eight Indian grey Horn Bills, during 2009 in district Rampur (India). The occurrence of B. clarkei on Indian birds has not been noted earlier. The population characteristics of both the species have been recorded. On the basis of crop contents C. clayae appeared to be a probable haematophagous. The egg chorion of B. clarkei appeared smooth that of C. clayae bears sculpturing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Government Raza Postgraduate College, Rampur, 244901 UP India.
authors.forename: Aftab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Government Raza Postgraduate College, Rampur, 244901 UP India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Government Raza Postgraduate College, Rampur, 244901 UP India.
authors.forename: Nayanci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Government Raza Postgraduate College, Rampur, 244901 UP India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saxena
keywords: Buceroemersonia clarkei; Chapinia clayae; Indian grey Horn Bill lice; Mallophaga; Phthiraptera; Tockus birostris