TAXONOMIC REVIEW OF COTINGACOLA (PHTHIRAPTERA, PHILOPTERIDAE) FROM THE COTINGAS (PASSERIFORMES, TYRANNIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES

Authors
CLAYTON DH PRICE RD
Citation
Dh. Clayton et Rd. Price, TAXONOMIC REVIEW OF COTINGACOLA (PHTHIRAPTERA, PHILOPTERIDAE) FROM THE COTINGAS (PASSERIFORMES, TYRANNIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES, Journal of medical entomology, 35(5), 1998, pp. 732-739
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology,"Veterinary Sciences",Parasitiology
Journal title
Journal of medical entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222585
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
732 - 739
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2585(1998)35:5<732:TROC(P>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The genus Cotingacola currently contains 14 species and subspecies des cribed by Carriker. A careful examination of these reveals only 6 vali d taxa with 8 names placed as junior synonyms. These new synonymies ar e Cotingacola rupicolae colombiana, C. latigastra, C. temporalis and C . longicrucis, synomyns of C. rupicolae; C. foramina, C. graciligastra and C. tityra, synonmyms of C. tergalis; C. acuticeps, a synonym of C . dimorpha. Two new species are described from Peruvian material; C. s totzi (type host: Querula purpurata) and C. fitzpatricki (type host: L ipaugus subalaris). A key is provided for identification of the 8 spec ies.