Osborniella crotophagae ( Stafford, 1943 )

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Osborniella crotophagae ( Stafford, 1943)

Colpocephalum crotophagae Stafford, 1943: 47 , figs 29–36.

Osborniella crotophagae ( Stafford, 1943) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 46.

Holotype ♂ in the E.W. Stafford Collection ( Thompson 1948d: 55).

Type host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 .

Galápagos host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 .

Galápagos localities: Isla Isabela; Isla Pinzón; Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos reference: Causton et al. (2006: 142).

Other significant references: Thompson (1948d: 55, figs 7–12); Price et al. (2003: 134).

Material examined: 22 males and 16 females (3 samples, MONZ) .

Remarks: Both Osborniella crotophagae and its host have been introduced to the Galápagos Islands by human agency ( Castro & Phillips 1996: 114). At present, Crotophaga ani is the only host of this louse species ( Price et al. 2003: 134).

Genus Piagetiella Neumann, 1906

Piagetia Picaglia, 1884 . Atti. Soc. Nat. Mat. Modena (3) 2: 104. Type species: Piagetia ragazzi Picaglia, 1884 = Piagetiella peralis (Leidy, 1878) (by subsequent designation). Preoccupied by Piagetia Ritsema, 1874 .

Piagetiella Neumann, 1906 . Bull. Soc. Zool. France 31: 59. Nomen novum for Piagetia Picaglia, 1884 .