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Austromenopon navigans (Kellogg, 1896)

piojo, louse

ectoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Menoponidae

Genus
Austromenopon

Species
navigans

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Menopon navigans Kellogg, 1896; Menopon navigans Kellogg, 1896; Kellogg 1906; Procellariphaga navigans (Kellogg, 1896); Hopkins & Clay 1952; Austromenopon navigans (Kellogg, 1896); Clay in Linsley & Usinger 1966; Austromenopon navigans (Kellogg, 1896); Price & Clay 1972; Austromenopon bulleri Price & Clay 1972

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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Austromenopon navigans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13413. Accessed 4 November 2026.