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Ancistrona vagelli (J.C. Fabricius, 1787)

host Pterodroma phaeopygia

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Menoponidae

Genus
Ancistrona

Species
vagelli

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Pediculus vagelli J.C. Fabricius, 1787; Ancistrona procellariae Westwood, 1874; Ancistrona gigas Piaget, 1883; Ancistrona gigas Piaget, 1885 [sic]; Kellogg & Kuwana 1902; Ancistrona vagelli (J.C. Fabricius, 1787); Thompson 1939; Ancistrona vagelli (J.C. Fabricius, 1787); Hopkins & Clay 1952

References

  • 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, Ancistrona vagelli", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17529. Accessed 3 November 2026.