Trispeleognathus striatus (Crossley, 1952)

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S peleognathus striatus Crossley, 1952: 385, figs. 1–17; Fain, 1955b: 695, 1956a: 18, 1962e: 300, fig. 5. Holotype in USNM, not examined.

Boydaia striatus, Womersley 1953: 82; Cooreman 1954: 426; Amaral 1963: 91.

Speleognathus (Trispeleognathus) striatus, Fain 1958b: 178 .

Trispeleognathus striatus, Fain 1962a: 9, 1985: 149; Amaral 1963: 91; Fain & Hyland 1970: 42.

Trispeleognathus (Trispeleognathus) striatus, Fain 1963c: 61, 1963d: 22; Fain & Aitken 1970: 328.

Ophthalmognathus striatus, Domrow 1969: 389; Pence & Casto 1976: 466.

Type host: Columba livia domestica Gmelin ( Columbiformes: Columbidae) from USA (Texas).

Diagnosis. Palp tarsus with 3 setae (2 ventral Bi-type, 1 dorsal Sd-type), palp tibia with 1 seta (Fa-type), tarsal solenidion present. Hypostomal setae m Fa-type. Propodonotal shield absent but small network of lines on cuticle between sensillary bases present. Sensillae si SC-type, other idiosomal setae Ea-type, except ve Eb-type.

Hosts and distribution. Columbiformes (Columbidae): COlumba livia dOmestica Gmelin and StreptOpelia semitOrquata Rueppel, both from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] (Fain 1956a).

Non-African hosts and distribution. Columbidae: COlumba livia dOmestica from USA (Crossley 1952), COlumbina talpacOti (Temminck) from Trinidad and Tobago (Fain & Aitken 1986) and Mexico (Fain & Hyland 1970), GeOtrygOn mOntana (Linnaeus) and LeptOtila verreauxi Bonaparte both from Brazil (Amaral 1963; Fain & Aitken 1970).