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Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Nomenclature
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Family: PolyplacidaeGenus: Polyplax
Species:
Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Authors:
Ferris, 1923
Journal:
Contributions toward a monograph of the sucking lice, Part IV, Stanford Univ. Publ. Univ. Ser., Biol. Sci.
Number:
4
Pages:
179 - 270
Published Taxon Remarks:
The host associations of this louse are unclear. Although it is occasionally collected from shrews (species of Suncus), the rodents noted above appear to be the principal hosts. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]
Reference Title:
Contributions towards a monograph of the sucking lice. Part IV
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:
Ferris, 1923
URL:
https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/3298.pdf
Volume:
2
Year:
1923
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Synonyms: 2
Ecological Interactions
Species A![]() | Interaction | Species B | Link |
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Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Suncus murinus | view |
Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Rattus turkestanicus | view |
Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Nesokia indica | view |
Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Bandicota indica | view |
Polyplax asiatica | ectoparasite of | Bandicota bengalensis | view |