Diagnostic characters of three nymphal instars and morphological features of adult Collard-dove louse Columbicola bacillus (Phthiraptera : Insecta)
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The morphological features of three instars of nymphs and adults of Columbicola bacillus (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera) collected from Collard-dove Streptopelia decaocto were studied. Present report furnishes Second instar nymph can be separated from first instar due to appearance of additional seta on pterothorax on seventh to eight adominal segments. Third instars can be distinguished from second instar due to appearance of pleural seta on abdominal segment seventh to ninth.
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Avian louse, Chaetotaxy, Colard-dove, Columbicola, Ischnocera, Phthiraptera
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Agarwal, G. P. (1967): Studies on the bionomics and life-history of Falcolipeurus frater (Giebel : 1874) (Mallophaga : Ischnocera). Indian J. Zootomy, 8(1) :21-40.
Agarwal, G. P., Ahmad, A., Rashmi, A., Arya, G., Bansal, N. and Saxena, A. K. (2011): Bio- ecology of the louse, Upupicola upupae, infesting the CommonHoopoe, Upupa epops., J. Insect Sci. 11(46): 1-9.
Arora, G. L. and Chopra, N. P. (1959): Observation on life history of Lipeurus tropicalis Peters (Mallophaga : Ischnocera). Res. Bull. Punjab Univ., 10(2) :179-187.
Beg, S., Singh, S. K. , Gupta, N., Kumar, S. and Saxena, A. K. (2004): Morphometric variability of five species of lice (Phthiraptera) infesting common crows. J. Exp. Zool. India, 7(2): 213-228.
Clay, T. (1958): Revisions of Mallophaga genera Degeeriella from the Falconiformes. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Entomol., (London), 7: 123-207.
Conci, C.(1956a):L’allevamento in condizionisperimentaliidei MallofagiII.- Sternocrota phusgigas(Taschenberg.). Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital., 35: 133- 150.
Conci, C. (1956b): L’allevamento in condizionisperimentaliidei Mallofagi III.- Columbicola c. columbae(Linnaeus, 1758). Boll. Mus. Ist. Biol. Univ.Genova, 26: 47-70.
Gupta N., S. Kumar and Saxena, A. K. (2007): Prevalence and population structure of lice (Phthiraptera) on Indian red avadavat. Zoological Science, 24: 381-383.
Lakshminaryana, K. V. (1979): A synoptic list of Mallophaga. Rec. Zool. Surv. India. 75: 39-201.
Martin,M.(1934):Life-history and habits of the pigeonlouse (Columbicola columbae) (Linnaeus). Canad. Entomol., 66: 6-16.
Mey, E. (1994): Beziehungen Zwischen larvemorphologie und systematik der adultibei den vogel-Ischnozeren (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera). Mitt.Zoologisch. Mus., Berlin, 70: 3-84.
Modrzewska, M. and Zlotorzycka, J. (1987): Studies on morphology of nymphs of selected Amblycera and Ischnocera (Mallophga). Pol. Pismo. Entomol.,57: 657-672.
Palma, R. L. (1978): Slide-mounting of Lice: a Detailed Description of the Canada Balsam Technique. The New Zealand Entomolt. 6(4): 432-436
Price, R.D and Hellenthal, R.A (1996): Taxonomic importance of first instarchewing lice (Phthiraptera- Trichodectidae) from pocketgophers (Rodentia : Geomydae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 89: 570-578.
Price, R.D., Hellenthal, R.A., Palma, R.L., Johnson, K.P. and Clayton, D.H.(2003): The chewing lice : World checklist and biological overview. Illinois Natural History Survey special Publication, 24 : X + 501 pp.
Singh, P., Arya, G., Bansal, N. and Saxena, A. K. (2013): Chaetotaxy of an amblyceran ring dove louse, Hohorstiella rampurensis (Phthiraptera). Biojournal., 8(2): 01-07.
Singh, P., Ahmad, A., Khan, G. and Gupta, N. (2018): Morphometric variability of three species of lice (Phthiraptera) infesting Collard-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (Aves : Columbiformes). Biojournal (In press).
Smith, V.S. (2000): Basal ischnoceran louse phylogeny (Phthiraptera : Ischnocera :Goniodidae and Heptapsogasteridae). Syst. Entomol., 25 : 73-94.
Wilson, F.H. (1939): The life cycle and bionomics of Lipeurus caponisNitzsch. J. Parasitol., 20: 304-311.
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Diagnostic characters of three nymphal instars and morphological features of adult Collard-dove louse Columbicola bacillus (Phthiraptera : Insecta). (2019). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 11(1), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v11i1.1855
