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Quadraceps ridgwayi (Kellogg, 1906)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Psocodea

Suborder
Troctomorpha

Family
Philopteridae

Genus
Quadraceps

Species
ridgwayi

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonyms: Nirmus ridgwayi (Kellogg, 1906); Degeeriella ridgwayi (Kellogg, 1906); Harrison 1916

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 ridgwayi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17765. Accessed 3 November 2026.