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Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzch [in Giebel], 1866)

piojo, louse

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Phthiraptera

Suborder
Ischnocera

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
semifissus

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus semifissus (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Degeeriella semifissa (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Harrison 1916; Quadraceps semifissa mexicana (Carriker, 1944); Quadraceps mexicanus (Carriker, 1944); Hopkins & Clay 1952; Proneptis semifissa (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); Timmermann 1954; Proneptis semifissa mexicana (Carriker, 1944); Złotorzycka 1967; Proneptis semifissa semifissa (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866); 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 semifissus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17571. Accessed 10 June 2025.