Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Perineus oblongus
piojo, louse
ectoparasite
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Phthiraptera
Suborder
Ischnocera
Family
Philopteridae
Genus
Perineus
Species
oblongus
Taxon category: Accepted
- 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, Perineus oblongus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13448. Accessed 30 June 2025.