Woods (1993: 794) did not record any species of Mesomys from Venezuela but Handley (1976: 57) did record specimens of M. hispidus from that country and it is from this sample that the lice were obtained. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]
Reference Title:
Sucking lice of Venezuelan rodents, with remarks on related species (Anoplura)
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).
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