Notes on Some of Osborn's Mallophaga Types and the Description of a New Genus, Rotundiceps (Philopteridae)
TL;DR: There is a small series of Herbert Osborn's Mallophaga types, comprising nine species, in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, which were described as new in his 1896 paper, Insects Af fect in Domestic animal.
Abstract: There is a small series of Herbert Osborn's Mallophaga types, comprising nine species, in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. These were described as new in his 1896 paper, Insects Af fect in ,g Domestic animal^.^ I should like to express my indebtedness to the late Mr. James E. Peters, Curator of Birds, Museum of Comparative Zoology, who permitted me on numerous occasions to examine bird skins for lice to help determine the validity of host designations, and to Dr. Joseph Bequaert, Curator of Insects, for the loan of the type material. Mr. Louis Lipovsky, Department of Entomology, University of Kansas, supplied me with additional material. Dr. K. C. Emerson has given me many valuable suggestions concerning the material. A grantin-aid from the Society of the Sigma Xi made i t possible for me to complete this study.
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TL;DR: The white-necked raven is listed as a new host for P. ocellatus osborni, and host sexual selection is indicated by statistical treatment of data obtained from ecologically distinct host populations.
Abstract: Fifty-eight white-necked ravens (Corvus cryptoleucus) were examined for ectoparasites. Brueelia afzali and Philopterus ocellatus osborni were the most abundant mallophagans while Colpocephalum fregili and Myrsidea interruptus were the least common. The white-necked raven is listed as a new host for P. ocellatus osborni. Host sexual selection is indicated by statistical treatment of data obtained from ecologically distinct host populations.
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...HUDSON Source: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 16(4) : 545-547 Published By: Wildlife Disease Association URL: https://doi....
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...Therefore, this study was initiated to: (1) survey ectoparasite diversity, (2) compare the results with previously recorded information, (3) indicate possible host sex selection by parasites and (4) access and compare the densities of lice from consistently large and small ecologically distinct populations....
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