Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myrsidea darwini
piojo, louse
ectoparasite
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Psocodea
Suborder
Troctomorpha
Family
Menoponidae
Genus
Myrsidea
Species
darwini
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Eidmanniella incerta Kellogg, 1896; Myrsidea incerta Kellogg, 1896
Origin: Endemic
- Palma, R.L. Peck, S.B. (2013) An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands Zootaxa 3627 (1): 001–087
- Palma, R.L. Price, R.D. (2010) The species of Myrsidea Waterston (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Galápagos Islands, with descriptions of new taxa. Tuhinga 21: 135-146.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Myrsidea darwini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12130. Accessed 3 November 2026.