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Quadraceps auratus (Haan, 1829)

piojo, louse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
auratus

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Philopterus (Docophorus) auratus (Haan, 1829); Nirmus galapagensis (Kellogg, 1906); Degeeriella aurata (Lyonet, 1829); Harrison 1916; Haematophagus auratus (Haan, 1829); Złotorzycka 1967

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, Quadraceps auratus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17564. Accessed 3 November 2026.