Avian Haemoproteidae. 16. The haemoproteids of the avian family Capitonidae (the barbets)

Abstract
The haemoproteids of the avian family Capitonidae are reviewed. Haemoproteus thereicerycis de Mello, 1935 and H. xantholaemae Zargar, 1945 are redescribed; H. bilobata n.sp. and H. cornuata n.sp. are described. Haemoproteid records from the Capitonidae are summarized and their zoogeography discussed.