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New Species and Records of Mallophaga (Insecta) from Neotropical Owls (Strigiformes)

1966; University of Notre Dame; Volume: 76; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/2423236

1938-4238

M. A. Carriker,

Insect and Pesticide Research

A comprehensive review of the known species of Mallophaga that parasitize neotropical owls is presented, and the genera presently known to infest owls are briefly characterized. The following new species are described: Conciella caputonis (from Ciccaba virgata, collected in Dept. Magdalena, Colombia); C. clamatori (from Rhinoptynx clamator, Dept. Santander N., Colombia); C. setosa (from Ciccaba nigrolineata, Dept. Magdalena, Colombia); C. glaucidiae (from Glaucidium brasilianum, Veracruz, Mexico); Kurodaia maculosa (from Lophostrix cristata, Dept. Magdalena, Colombia); K. stricklandi (from Lophostrix cristata, Dept. Choco, Colombia); Strigiphilus elutus (from Bubo virginianus, Dept. Bolivar, Colombia); S. perspicillatus (from Pulsatrix perspicillatus, Dept. Magdalena, Colombia); S. crucigerus (from Otus choliba, Dept. Santander N., Colombia); S. lophostrix (from Lophostrix cristata, Dept. Magdalena, Colombia); S. minimus (from Otus minimus, Rio Coroica, Bolivia); S. heterurus (from Rhinoptynx clamator, Rio Beni, Bolivia); S. microgenitalis (from Glaucidium brasilianum, Veracruz, Mexico); S. jardini (from Glaucidium jardini, Dept. Narifio, Colombia); and S. chilensis (from Bubo virginianus, Santiago, Chile). New subspecies described of Strigiphilus speotyti are: S. s. altiplanus (from the altiplano of Peru), S. s. desertae (from Dept. Libertad, Peru), and S. s. magdalenae (from Dept. Magdalena, Colombia). Genitalia of all new forms of which males were taken, and genitalia of known species of special interest are illustrated.