Review of the chewing louse genus Tinamotaecola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with the description of three new species

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2002-02Author
Hellenthal, Ronald A.
Price, Roger D.
Timm, Robert M.
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
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A systematic study of the chewing louse genus Tinamotaecola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) was undertaken, enabling us to recognize four species in the genus. The single previously recognized species, T. andinae Carriker, is redescribed for specimens from the Puna Tinamou, Tinamotis pentlandii (Tinamiformes: Tinamidae) from Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. One new species is described from the Elegant Crested Tinamou, Eudromia elegans (Tinamiformes: Tinamidae), from Argentina and two new species from the Red-legged Seriema, Cariama cristata (Gruiformes: Cariamidae), from Paraguay and Brazil. The family Heptapsogasteridae is placed as a junior synonym of the family Philopteridae.
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Hellenthal, R. A., R. D. Price, and R. M. Timm. 2001 [2002]. Review of the chewing louse genus Tinamotaecola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with the description of three new species. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 74(3):136–141.
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