Two new species of Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938, (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Chinese birds of prey (Accipitriformes)

ABSTRACT

Two new species of the head louse genus Craspedorrhynchus Kéler, 1938 are described from specimens collected in China. They are: Craspedorrhynchus guizhouensis sp. n. ex Accipiter soloensis (Horsfield, 1821) and Craspedorrhynchus obsoletus sp. n. ex Nisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836. An overview of the morphological variation within the genus is given to aid in future identifications, with an assessment of species groups delimitation.

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KEYWORDS:

• Chewing lice
• new taxa
• head lice
• Accipiter soloensis
• Nisaetus nipalensis

Acknowledgements

Most of the Phthiraptera specimens in the collection of the National Natural History Museum of China were accumulated over the years by the late researcher Liu Sikong, and these specimens provided the type specimens for comparison and additional research materials for this study, for which we express our gratitude. This research was funded by the Introduction of Full-Time High-Level Talent Fund of the Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences (grant GIABR-GJRC201701), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 31961123003, 32001098), the Foreign Young Talent Plan (QN20200130012), and the Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program of Guangdong Province (Grant 2019QN01N968). These agencies had no influence over the design and execution of this study.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Foreign Young Talent Plan [QN20200130012]; Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program of Guangdong Province [2019QN01N968]; National Natural Sciences Foundation [31961123003]; Introduction of Full-Time High-Level Talent Fund of the Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences [GIABR-GJRC201701].