Philopterus capitis (Ansari, 1955), new combination

Sturnidoecus capitis Ansari, 1955b: 61 . Sturnidoecus capitis Ansari, 1956e: 397 . Sturnidoecus capitis Ansari, 1958b: 82 .

Type host. Copsychus fulicata cambaiensis (Latham, 1790) — Indian robin.

Remarks. No material of this species was examined. The first two descriptions (Ansari, 1955b, 1956e) are not useful for species identification, but the illustrations of Ansari (1958b) clearly show a species with three mts macrosetae, trabeculae, a posteriorly pointed dorsal anterior plate, and short, blunt parameres, all features commonly found in the Philopterus-compl ex, to which we hereby transfer it.