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Polyplax phloemydis Cuy, 1982
Nomenclature
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Family: PolyplacidaeGenus: Polyplax
Species:
Polyplax phloemydis Cuy, 1982
Usage:
valid
Authors:
Cuy, 1982
Journal:
Kalikasan, Phillipines J. Biol.
Number:
2-3
Pages:
199 - 202
Published Taxon Remarks:
We have not seen the type host specimen or other samples of Phloeomys from which lice were obtained. When Cuy named phloemydis, all Phloeomys were considered one species. However, two distinct species of Phloeomys occur on Luzon: one, P. pallidus Nehring, on the main body of the island, the other, P. cumingi, in the southern peninsula and on Catanduanes Island (Musser and Carleton, 1993: 640). The respective southern and northern range of each is unclear. The lice come from samples collected in the southern portion of the main island; either species of Phloeomys could occur there. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]
Reference Title:
A new species of louse (Phthiraptera, Hoplopleuridae), with notes on its host from the Philippines
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:
Cuy, 1982
Volume:
11
Year:
1982