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Quadraceps punctatus lingulatus Waterson, 1914

piojo, louse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Phthiraptera

Suborder
Ischnocera

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
punctatus lingulatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus punctatus lingulatus (Waterston, 1914); Degeeriella lingulata (Waterston, 1914); Harrison 1916; Quadraceps lingulatus (Waterston, 1914); Hopkins & Clay 1952; Koeniginirmus (Koeniginirmus) lingulatus lingulatus (Waterston, 1914); 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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