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.
Highlights
The study of chewing lice in Pakistan has been neglected for many years, especially in the Sindh region of Pakistan
We present a key to species of columbid chewing lice of this region and describe a new species of the genus Colpocephalum
This study is the first survey of chewing lice of family Columbidae in Pakistan
Summary
The study of chewing lice in Pakistan has been neglected for many years, especially in the Sindh region of Pakistan. Most of his work referred to the Punjab region of India (Ansari 1957a, b, 1958, 1959). Lakshminarayana (1979) published a list of Mallophaga from India and its adjacent countries, listing only those chewing lice species that were reported by Ansari from Lyallpur, Pakistan. We present a key to species of columbid chewing lice of this region and describe a new species of the genus Colpocephalum. This new species is compared with the closest allied species of the genus
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