Subgenus

Colpocephalum (Colpocephalum) Nitzsch, 1818

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Colpocephalum (Colpocephalum) Nitzsch, 1818

Nomenclature (46)

Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818: 298.
type species by subsequent designation Colpocephalum zebra Burmeister, 1838
Ferrisia Uchida, 1926: 43.
type species by original designation Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842

Ferrisia Uchida, 1926 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 1933: 65.
type species by original designation or monotypy Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 1933 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Pseudocolpocephalum Qadri, 1936: 640.
type species by original designation or monotypy Pseudocolpocephalum uchidi Qadri, 1936
Pseudocolpocephalum Qadri, 1936 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Scalarisoma Kéler, 1939: 57.
Scalarisoma Kéler, 1939 (synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Corvocolpocephalum Conci, 1942: 30.
type species by original designation Colpocephalum subaequale Burmeister, 1838
Corvocolpocephalum Conci, 1942 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Dimorphiventer Eichler, 1944: 60.
type species by original designation Colpocephalum spineum Kellogg, 1899
Dimorphiventer Eichler, 1944 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Liothella Eichler, 1947: 15.
type species by original designation Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874
Liothella Eichler, 1947 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Ratitiphagus Eichler, 1949: 13.
type species by original designation or monotypy Ratitiphagus batocina Eichler, 1949
Ratitiphagus Eichler, 1949 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Galliferrisia Ansari, 1951: 150.
type species by original designation Galliferrisia tausi Ansari, 1951
Picusphilus Ansari, 1951: 163.
type species by original designation or monotypy Picusphilus tirkhan Ansari, 1951
Galliferrisia Ansari, 1951 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Picusphilus Ansari, 1951 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Cariamigogus Eichler, 1952: 76.
type species by original designation or monotypy Colpocephalum breve Giebel, 1866
Scopigogus Eichler, 1952: 77.
type species by original designation or monotypy Colpocephalum scopinum Mjoberg, 1910
Cariamigogus Eichler, 1952 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Scopigogus Eichler, 1952 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818 in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1955: 273. Phylogeny
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818 in Kéler, 1963: 6. Phylogeny
Gypsigogus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1963: 212.
type species by original designation Gypsigogus novoannus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1963
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 1933 in Kéler, 1963: 6. Phylogeny
Gypsigogus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1963 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Lanicephalum Zlotorzycka, 1964: 187.
type species by original designation Allocolpocephalum laniidorum Zlotorzycka, 1964
Lanicephalum Zlotorzycka, 1964 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Aquiligogus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1971: 30.
type species by original designation or monotypy Colpocephalum impressum Rudow, 1866
Pricebeeria Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1971: 20.
type species by original designation or monotypy Vulturigogus eugenii Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1963
Aquiligogus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1971 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Pricebeeria Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1971 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Talegalligogus Mey, 1982: 232.
type species by original designation or monotypy Colpocephalum talegallae Price & Beer, 1964
Blagoveshtshenskyella Eichler, 1982: 82.
Blagoveshtshenskyella Eichler, 1982 (synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Talegalligogus Mey, 1982 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Falcocephalum Tendeiro, 1989: 150.
type species by original designation Falcocephalum pricei Tendeiro, 1989
Falcocephalum Tendeiro, 1989 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)
Megacolpocephalum Mey, 1999: 119.
type species by original designation or monotypy Megacolpocephalum papuensis Mey, 1999
Megacolpocephalum Mey, 1999 (subjective synonym of Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818)

Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818 in Martín-Mateo, 2002: 84, 85. Distribution/Dispersal/Specimen Records; Key
Aquiligogus Eichler & Zlotorzycka, 1971 in Martín-Mateo, 2002: 94, 95. Distribution/Dispersal/Specimen Records; Key

Nomenclature references (21)

Ansari, M.A.R. (1951) Mallophaga (Amblycera) infesting birds in the Panjab (India). Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences in India, 17(2), 127–203.
Conci, C. (1942) Quattro nuovi generi ed una nuova sottofamiglia di Menoponidae dei Passeracei (Mallophaga). Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana, 74, 30–32.

Eichler, W. & Zlotorzycka, J. (1963) Studien uber Raubvogelfederlinge. IV. Bemerkenswerte Colpocephalidae von Geiern (Vulturidae und Aegypiidae). 11, 199–221.

Eichler, W. & Zlotorzycka, J. (1971) Studien uber Raubvogelfederlinge. VII. Die Neocolpocephalum-Gruppe und ihre Wirt-Parasit-Beziehungen. 12(1), 19–33.

Eichler, W. (1944) Notulae Mallophagologicae. X. Anseriphilus nov. gen. und andere Neuerungen bei amblyceren Federlingen. 1943, 56–64.

Eichler, W. (1947) Dr. E. Mjoberg's zoological collections from Sumatra. 15. Mallophaga. 39A(2), 1–21.

Eichler, W. (1949) Phthirapterorum nova genera. 79, 11–13.

Eichler, W. (1952) Notulae Mallophagologicae. XXVI. Rhombiceps n. g. und andere neue Federlingsgattungun. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 149(3), 74–78.

Eichler, W. (1982) Notulae Mallophagologicae. XIII. Goliathipon nov. gen. und weitere neue Taxa der Gattungsstufe (Phthiraptera, Mallophaga). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 29(1-3), 81–87.

Ewing, H.E. (1933) Neocolpocephalum, a new name for the mallophagan genus Ferrisia Uchida. 20, 65–66.

International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (1955) Opinion 342 Designation, under the Plenary Powers, of type species for the nominal genera Lipeurus Nitzsch, 1818, Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818, and Gyropus Nitzsch, 1818 (class Insecta, order Mallophaga) in harmony with current nomenclatorial practice. 10, 271–298.

Kéler, S. (1939) Zur Kenntnis der Mallophagen-Fauna Polens. 2. 11, 47–57.

Kéler, S. (1963) Insekten 1. Tiel 13. Ordnung: Läuselinge, Federlinge und Haarlinge Mallóphaga. In Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas. Leipzig, Germany. . Vol. 4, Issue 7b, pp. 1–31.

Martín-Mateo, M.P. (2002) Mallophaga: Amblycera. 20, 1–192. Available at http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/Martin%20Mateo%202002%20-%20Fauna%20Iberica%20-%20Amblycera.pdf

Mey, E. (1982) Zur taxonomie und Biologie der Mallophagen von Talegalla jobiensis longicaudus A. B. Meyer, 1891 (Aves, Megapodiidae). Reichenbachia, 20, 223–246.

Mey, E. (1999) Neue, auf Grossfusshuhnern (Megapodiidae) lebende und zuweist aus Indonesien stammende Federlinge (Insecta, Phthiraptera: Amblycera & Ischnocera). Suppl. 3, 119–137.

Nitzsch, C.L. (1818) Die Familien und Gattungen der Thierinsekten (insecta epizoica); als Prodromus einer Naturgeschicte derselben. Magazin der Entomologie, 3, 261–316.

Qadri, M.A.H. (1936) Some new Mallophaga from North-Indian birds. 8, 638–644.

Tendeiro, J. (1989) Description d'un nouveau Mallophage, Falcocephalum pricei n. gen., n. sp. (Mallophaga, Menoponidae), parasite d'un fauconnet des Philippines, Microhierax e. erythrogonys (Vigors) (Falconidae, Polihieracinae). 15(1988), 149–153.

Uchida, S. (1926) Studies on amblycerous Mallophaga of Japan. 9, 1–56.
Zlotorzycka, J. (1964) Mallophaga parasitizing Passeriformes and Pici. I. Subfamilies Dennyinae, Machaerilaeminae, Colpocephalinae. 12, 165–192.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Subgenus	1	0	20	21
Species	132	0	101	233
Subspecies	2	0	0	2