Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Brueelia interposita (Kellogg, 1899)

piojo, louse

ectoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Phthiraptera

Suborder
Ischnocera

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Brueelia

Species
interposita

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus interpositus (Kellogg, 1899); Degeeriella interposita (Kellogg, 1899); Harrison 1916; Brüelia interposita (Kellogg, 1899); Hopkins & Clay, 1952

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.
  • Smith, V. (ed.) (2012) Phthiraptera.info. Website published by the International Society of Phthirapterists. http://phthiraptera.info/
  • 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, Brueelia interposita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13429. Accessed 3 May 2025.