Description of a new genus and species of Anoplura (Lemurphthirus galagus) from a lemur

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1927
Authors:G. A. H. Bedford
Journal:Parasitology
Volume:19
Issue:2
Pagination:263 - 264
Date Published:1927
Keywords:Africa, Gert, Lemurphthirus n. gen. galagus n. sp., Primates
Abstract:

Female characters. Head connected to the thorax by a V-shaped chitinised plate. Eyes absent. Antennae 5-jointed, the first segment strongly developed. Thorax long and narrow; metathorax distinct. Sternal plate present, long and narrow; metasternum with narrow transverse chitinised bar. Thoracic stigmata apparently absent. Fore pair of legs smaller than the mid and hind legs; mid and hind legs sub-equal, widely separated. Abdomen elongated and narrow, without sutures and tergal and sternal plates. Pleural plates present on the second abdominal segment only. Stigmata present on the third to eighth abdominal segments. Tergites and sternites each with a row of long hairs and short spines.

URL:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/abs/description-of-a-new-genus-and-species-of-anoplura-lemurphthirus-galagus-from-a-lemur/4D18695B00106B5A8FEDEA807A9DC9E3
DOI:10.1017/S0031182000005667
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