New records and a new species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) found on Columbidae (Columbiformes) in Pakistan

By

Naz, Saima
Sychra, Oldrich
Rizvi, Syed Anser

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

174

Pages

79-93

Subjects

chewing lice , Columbidae , new records , new species , Pakistan , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.174.2717

 

Abstract

The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of Columbidae (Columbiformes) from Pakistan are studied. Six species of chewing lice with new host records are recorded and one new species of the genus Colpocephalum is described from Columba livia in the Karachi region. All the columbid chewing lice from Pakistan are keyed out and the new species is illustrated and compared with the closest allied species.