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Actornithophilus incisus (Piaget, 1880)

piojo, louse

ectoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Menoponidae

Genus
Actornithophilus

Species
incisus

Taxon category: Accepted

Senior syn.: Colpocephalum incisum Piaget, 1880 Synonym: Colpocephalum milleri Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902; “Colpocephalum funebre” (Kellogg, 1906); Colpocephalum milleri (Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902); Kellogg 1906; Actornithophilus milleri (Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902); Thompson 1938; Actornithophilus incisus (Piaget, 1880); Hopkins & Clay 1952; Clypeodon incisus (Piaget, 1880); Timmermann 1954; Actornithophilus incisus (Piaget, 1880); Clay in Linsley & Usinger 1966

References

  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • Palma, R.L. Peck, S.B. (2013) An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands Zootaxa 3627 (1): 001–087
  • Smith, V. (ed.) (2012) Phthiraptera.info. Website published by the International Society of Phthirapterists. http://phthiraptera.info/

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