Two new species of Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938, (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Chinese birds of prey (Accipitriformes)

Two new species of the head louse genus Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938 are described from specimens collected in China. They are: Craspedorrhynchus guizhouensis sp. n. ex Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield, 1821) and Craspedorrhynchus obsoletus sp. n. ex Nisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836. An overview of...

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Published in:Journal of natural history 2024-04, Vol.58 (13-16), p.491-510
Main Authors: Gustafsson, Daniel R., Tian, Chunpo, Ren, Mengjiao, Li, Zhu, Sun, Xiuling, Zou, Fasheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accipiter soloensis
Chewing lice
head lice
New species
new taxa
Nisaetus nipalensis
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Summary:Two new species of the head louse genus Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938 are described from specimens collected in China. They are: Craspedorrhynchus guizhouensis sp. n. ex Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield, 1821) and Craspedorrhynchus obsoletus sp. n. ex Nisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836. An overview of the morphological variation within the genus is given to aid in future identifications, with an assessment of species groups delimitation. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1F01EFCB-BF4E-4A9A-95DC-2F6421DDFD66
ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222933.2024.2335114