Colpocephalum ajajae Ewing, 1930: 126

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 : 2

Colpocephalum ajajae Ewing, 1930: 126 ( Fig. 1A )

Distribution: Argentina, Brazil (present study), Guyana, Panama, USA.

Distribution in Brazil: RS, SP (present study).

Host : Platalea ajaja Linnaeus, 1758 (type host) ( Threskiornithidae ).

Material examined: 1♂ (#7148) ex Platalea ajaja (#14955),Tabatinguara (25°01′S, 47°57′W), Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 20.IX.1934, C. Camargo col. 1♀ 1N (#7149-50) ex P. ajaja (#9106), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, no further data.

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.