Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874

Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Silveira, Luís Fábio, 2023, New records of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) parasites of Brazilian Anhimidae, Threskiornithidae, and Aramidae (Aves), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-13 : 5

Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1874: 273 ( Fig. 1E )

Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Russia, USA.

Distribution in Brazil: SC( Eichler,1954),SP(present study).

Hosts: Plegadis chihi (Vieillot, 1817) , P. falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) (type host), P. ridgwayi (Allen, 1876) (Threskiornithidae) .

Material examined: 1♀ (#7159) ex Plegadis chihi (#9792), Rio Pinheiros (23°32′S, 46°44′W), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, III.1906, J. Florencio col.

Figures

Figure 1.Habitus inmost dorsal view:A =Colpocephalum ajajaemale (note adilatation of pre-ocular region on rightsideof specimen as result of ateratology);B = Colpocephalum cayennensis male;C =Colpocephalum harpiprionimale;D= Colpocephaluminfuscati male;E = Colpocephalumleptopygos female;F =Colpocephalum trispinum male.All photos are in samescale.