Rhopaloceras variegatus Carriker, 1955
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.8 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6134814 |
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Rhopaloceras variegatus Carriker, 1955 |
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Rhopaloceras variegatus Carriker, 1955
Rhopaloceras variegatus Carriker, 1955: 8 , figs 5a, 6a.
Material examined: 1♀ ( MZUSP #3230), Roteiro (09°50'S; 35°58'W), Alagoas, Brazil, Nov. 1978, P.M. Nardelli coll. (W.C.A. Bokermann leg.).
Remarks: This single specimen is here tentatively identified with the original description by Carriker (1955). Except for small differences between measurements, this female and the holotype are very similar. However, this identification should be taken with caution considering that we are comparing two single female specimens. Rhopaloceras variegatus is a natural ectoparasite of Crypturellus variegatus (Gmelin, 1789) , which does not occur within the geographical range of T. solitarius pernambucensis . However, it is possible that both a specimen of C. variegatus and the host of the female louse studied here were living in the same enclosure, allowing for a transfer of lice between them. Regardless of its host association, this is the first record of Rhopaloceras variegatus for Brazil.
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Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo |
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Rhopaloceras variegatus Carriker, 1955
Valim, Michel P. & Silveira, Luís F. 2014 |
Rhopaloceras variegatus
Carriker 1955: 8 |