Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880

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Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880

Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880: 572 , pl. 48, figs 3–4.

Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880 ; Kellogg 1906: 321.

“ Menopon rusticum ” Kellogg, 1906: 322 (not Menopon rusticum Giebel, 1874 ).

“ Myrsidea rustica ” Thompson, 1939: 14 (not Menopon rusticum Giebel, 1874 ).

Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880 ; Price & Beer 1965: 128, figs 89–91.

Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880 ; Clay in Linsley & Usinger 1966: 128.

Lectotype ♂ in NHML ( Clay 1951b: 1162).

Type host: Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Pallas, 1811 .

Galápagos host: Phoenicopterus ruber ruber Linnaeus, 1758 .

Galápagos localities: Isla Rábida; Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos references: Kellogg (1906); Kellogg (1908: 68); Thompson (1938b: 206); Thompson (1939); Linsley & Usinger (1966); Palma & Price (2010: 145).

Other significant references: Price & Beer (1965); Clay (1974: 484); Price et al. (2003: 99).

Material examined: 27 males, 29 females and 26 nymphs (4 samples, EMEC, MONZ) .

Remarks: From the Kellogg Collection, we have identified as Colpocephalum heterosoma one specimen reported as “ Menopon rusticum ” by Kellogg (1906: 322) from “ Progne modesta ”, which is an incorrect host ( Palma & Price 2010: 145). Colpocephalum heterosoma has been recorded from at least four species of flamingoes, belonging to three genera ( Price et al. 2003: 99).