| reconsideration of the longiceps species group of the feather louse genus columbicola (phthiraptera: philopteridae) with descriptions of two new species. | we reconsidered the composition of the longiceps species group within columbicola. based primarily on head shape, the group is divided into the longiceps and the cavifrons groups, with 7 species in the former and 5 in the latter. two new species are described: columbicola claytoni (type host: ducula rufigaster [quoy and gaimard]) and columbicola malenkeae (type host: d. pacifica [j. e. gmelin]). columbicola wolffhuegeli (eichler) is removed from synonymy with columbicola longiceps (rudow) and is ... | 2006 | 17152933 |