Haematopinus asini (Linnaeus, 1758) & Linnaeus, 1758

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Nomenclature

Family: Haematopinidae

Genus: Haematopinus

Species:

Haematopinus asini (Linnaeus, 1758) & Linnaeus, 1758

Usage:

valid

Authors:

(Linnaeus, 1758) & Linnaeus, 1758

Published Taxon Remarks:

Linnaeus (1758) described the species on the basis of specimens taken from a donkey (or ass), Equus asinus, without designation of type, and P. macrocephalus was based on specimens from horse in Europe. [ex. Kim, K. C., Pratt, H. D., Stojanovich, C. J. 1986. The Sucking Lice of North America, p. 241: Pennsylvania State University]

Reference Title:

Systema Naturae, Edition X

Taxon Citation Remarks:

Citation information points to the most recent interpretation of the taxon name (not the original, which is absent from the sucking louse checklist).

Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Year:

1758

Synonyms: 13

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