Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948d: 49, figs 1–6.
Vernoniella guimarãesi Thompson, 1948d; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 361.
Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948d; Causton et al. 2006: 142.
Holotype ♀ in NHML.
Type host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758.
Galápagos host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758.
Galápagos localities: Isla Isabela; Isla Pinzón; Isla Santa Cruz.
Galápagos reference: Causton et al. (2006).
Other significant references: Thompson (1948d); Price et al. (2003: 246).
Material examined: 28 males, 20 females and 3 nymphs (3 samples, MONZ).
Remarks: Both Vernoniella guimarãesi louse and its host have been introduced to the Galápagos Islands by human agency (Castro & Phillips 1996: 114). At present, Crotophaga ani is the only host of this louse species (Price et al. 2003: 246).
Family TRICHODECTIDAE Kellogg, 1896 Trichodectidae Kellogg, 1896a. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 6: 63. Type genus: Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818.
Genus Bovicola Ewing, 1929
Subgenus Bovicola (Bovicola) Ewing, 1929 Bovicola Ewing, 1929. Manual External Parasites: 121, 123, 193. Type species: Trichodectes caprae Gurlt, 1843 = Bovicola (Bovicola) caprae (Gurlt, 1843) (by original designation).