Genus Peristerophila Kethley, 1970

Peristerophila Kethley, 1970: 53 .

Type species. Syringophilus columbae Hirst, 1920, by the original designation.

Diagnosis. FEMALE, HOMEOMORPHIC FORM. Medium-size syringophilids: total body length 535‒750. Hy-postomal apex with two pairs of medial sausage-like protuberances. Stylophore rounded posteriorly. Gnathosoma 1.2–1.5 times longer than apodemes I. Propodonotal shield entire (Fig. 1D) or divided into 3 sclerites (Fig. 1 A‒C). Five pairs of propodonotal setae present (vi absent). Bases of setae ve, si, and c1 situated on propodonotal shield or out off this shield. Hysteronotal shield variable, if present fused (Fig. 1E) or not to pygidial shield (Fig. 1 F‒H). Apodemes I parallel and fused to apodemes II. Length ratio of legs I:II 1‒1.2:1. Leg setae vsII and dFII‒IV absent.

FEMALE, HETEROMORPHIC FORM. Characters as in homeomorphic female, except: total body length 800‒1000; apodemes I and gnathosoma equal in length; legs I 1.3‒1.6 times longer than legs II.

MALE. Characters as in female, except: total body length 335‒455; hypostomal apex smooth; propodonotal shield entire; apodemes I divergent posteriorly, not fused to apodemes II.

Species included. This genus includes five species associated exclusively with columbiform birds: P. claravis

(Skoracki and Glowska, 2008), P. columbae (Hirst, 1920), P. geopelis sp. nov., P. lature Kaszewska, Kavetska and Skoracki, 2014, P. leucomela sp nov., one species associated with columbiform and psittaciform birds: P. mucuya (Casto, 1980), and six species associated with non-columbiform birds: P. accipitridicus Skoracki, Lontkowski and Stawarczyk, 2010 (Accipitiformes), P. meropis (Skoracki, Hromada and Sikora, 2017) (Coraciiformes), P. falcophila Skoracki and Hromada, 2018 (Falconiformes), P. forpi (Bochkov and Perez, 2002) (Psittaciformes), P. nestoriae Marciniak, Skoracki and Hromada, 2019 (Psittaciformes), and P. upupi Klimovicova, Mikula, Kahure and Hromada, 2014 (Bucerotiformes) .

Columbiform hosts. Members of this genus are associated with 46 species belonging to the following genera: Columba, Columbina, Claravis, Ducula, Geopelia, Geophaps, Geotrygon, Metriopelia, Ocyphaps, Oena, Patagioenas, Ptilinopus, and Streptopelia .

Habitats. Quills of primaries, secondaries, wing coverts, under- and upper tail coverts, and contour feathers.