Aftab AHMAD, Gaurav ARYA, Nayanci BANSAL, Oldrich SYCHRA, Arun Kumar SAXENA

A note on phthirapteran ectoparasites infesting Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

The present report records the simultaneous occurrence of ischnoceran lice Columbicola phoenicopterae and Coloceras setosum on the Yellow-legged Green Pigeon in India. The prevalence, intensity of infestation, range of infestation, and nature of the antennal sensilla of these 2 species on 12 of these pigeons have also been recorded.

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Key words: Phthiraptera, Mallophaga, Ischnocera, Yellow-legged Green Pigeon lice, Coloceras, Columbicola

A note on phthirapteran ectoparasites infesting Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

Keywords:

Key words: Phthiraptera, Mallophaga, Ischnocera, Yellow-legged Green Pigeon lice, Coloceras, Columbicola,

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