Taxonomic revision of Old World members of the feather louse genus Columbicola (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera), including descriptions of eight new species
Author
Adams, Richard J.
Author
Price, Roger D.
Author
Clayton, Dale H.
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Journal of Natural History
2005
2005-12-23
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500393368
journal article
10.1080/00222930500393368
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Columbicola gourae
Tendeiro
(
Figures 152–155
)
Columbicola gourae
Tendeiro 1984: 97
.
Type
host:
Goura
c. cristata
(Pallas).
Description
Body robust. Male head as in
Figure 152
; anterior head region distinctly indented; medioposterior setae short, not reaching posterior head margin;
APW
,
0.186
–0.198
;
HW
, 0.51–0.52; HL, 0.61; HL/
HW
, 1.17–1.20; SL, 0.093. Thorax with
PW
, 0.27–0.30;
MW
, 0.36–0.38. Genitalia as in
Figure 153
; mesosome ovoid, transverse sclerites crossing mesosomal midline, with 4 medial, 2 lateral pores; GW, 0.127. TL, 1.96–2.03. Female head as in
Figure 154
;
APW
,
0.201
–0.206
;
HW
, 0.51–0.52; HL, 0.64; HL/
HW
, 1.18–1.23. Thorax with
PW
, 0.31–0.32;
MW
, 0.39–0.41. Ventral terminalia as in
Figure 155
; subgenital plate groove broadly triangular, smoothly rounded anteriorly, with uneven lateral edges. TL, 2.33–2.35
.
Material
Holotype
male,
allotype
female,
1 male
,
1 female
paratypes
of
C. gourae
, ex
G. c. cristata
,
Irian Jaya
(1).
Remarks
This species is similar to
C. paradoxus
Tendeiro
, differing by its shortened preantennal head region and structure of the male genitalia. The low HL/HW ratio further separates
C. gourae
from other members of the
longiceps
group.