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Quadraceps charadrii hospes Nitzch [in Giebel], 1866

piojo, louse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
charadrii hospes

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus hospes (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Degeeriella hospes (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Harrison 1916; Quadraceps hospes (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); 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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