Bonomiella columbae Emerson, 1957

Cicchino, Armando C. & González-Acuña, Daniel Alfonso, 2012, Species in the genus Bonomiella Conci, 1942 (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Argentina and Chile, Zootaxa 3427, pp. 47-56 : 49-50

Bonomiella columbae Emerson, 1957

( Figs. 1 , 3 and 5 )

Female: habitus as in fig. 1. Head almost as long as wide (CI = 1.01). Tergocentral setae: metathorax 6, tergites II–VIII 6, IX–X with 6–7 small and 14–17 very long setae, II–VIII flanked with 0–2 minute setae on each side. Abdominal sternal setae: II 2–3 and III-VI 3–5 long setae each side, VIII 4–7 minute setae located in the middle, flanked by 3–7 long setae on each side (total 14–20), subgenital plate with 8–10 anterior and 5–8 posterior setae, brush of sternite II with 1–5 short, brush of III with 6 short and spiniform setae, in addition to a minute one on one side. Anal fringe with 42 dorsal and 33 ventral setae (figs. 19–20). Body measurements: HL 0.300, HW 0.367, PW 0.340, MTW 0.505, AW 0.840, TL 1.921.

Male: habitus as in fig. 3. Head slightly wider than long (cephalic index = 1.10). Tergocentral setae: metathorax 6, tergites II–VIII 6, IX–X 6–7 small and 3 very long setae. Sternal setae: II 4, III–IV 8, V–VI 6, VII–VIII 4. Genitalia: basal plate noticeably widened in the middle, parameres widened at their base, tapering gradually to apex (fig. 5). Body measurements: HL 0.255, OW 0.280, PW 0.220, MTW 0.350, AW 0.520, GL 0.310, GW 0.115, TL 1.180.

Type host. Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 .

Specimens examined. 1 male and 1 female, Los Hornos, La Plata District, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, 12-XI-1972, A. C. Cicchino.

Remarks. This species has been reported from a number of countries around the world: USA ( Emerson, 1957, 1962, 1972; Hill & Tuff, 1978); Canada ( Galloway & Palma, 2008), Germany ( Ribbeck, 1972), Ukraine ( Fedorenko & Kharchenko 1976), Hungary (Rozsa, 1990), Poland ( Złotorzycka & Lucińska, 1967; Złotorzycka 1976, Rem & Złotorzycka, 1976), Belgium ( Hellenthal et al., 2004), Spain ( Selva et al., 1987; Martín Mateo, 2002, 2006), Egypt ( Selim et al., 1968), New Zealand ( Pilgrim, 1976; Hill & Tuff, 1978; Pilgrim & Palma, 1982), southern Africa ( Ledger, 1980), and Brazil ( Ribeiro et al., 1998). Its probable presence in Argentina has been pointed out by Cicchino & Castro (1998: 102) and is here confirmed. See additional comments under B. insolitunguicolata .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 2. 1 – 2. Female of Bonomiella: B. columbae Emerson, 1957 (1), B. zenaidae sp. nov. (2). Abbreviations: al = abscission line.

FIGURES 3 – 4. Males of Bonomiella: B. columbae Emerson, 1957 (3), B. zenaidae sp. nov. (4). Abbreviations: al = abscission line.

FIGURES 5 – 6. Male external genitalia: B. columbae Emerson, 1957 (5), B. zenaidae sp. nov. (6).