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Quadraceps birostris (Giebel, 1874)

piojo, louse

ectoparasite

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
birostris

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus birostris (Giebel, 1874); Nirmus gloriosus (Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902); Lipeurus helleri (Kellogg, 1906); Degeeriella birostris (Giebel, 1874); Harrison 1916; Degeeriella gloriosa (Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902); Harrison 1916

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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"Galapagos Species Database, Quadraceps birostris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13455. Accessed 4 November 2026.