Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1966 |
Authors: | R. D. Price, Emerson K. C. |
Journal: | Pacific Insects |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pagination: | 349 - 362 |
Date Published: | 1966 |
Keywords: | mtax, PHP |
Abstract: | Two subgenera are recognized - Kelerimenopon for 7 species of lice from hosts in the Passeriformes and Galliformes, and Lorimenopon, n. subgen., for 4 species of lice from the Psittaciformes.These subgenera and the included species are described and illustrated. The new species include K. (K) aepypodi and K. (K) clayae (both from Aepypodius arfakianus), K. (K.) fuscirostris (from Talegalla fuscirostris), K. (L.) galertae (from Kakatoe galerita), K. (L.) geoflroyi (from Geoffroyus geoffroyi), and K. (L.) psittaculae (from Psittacula alexandri fasciata). There is 1 new synonymy, K. (K.) minus (Piaget) (=Menopon griseum Piaget).A key is given to the subgenera and species. |
URL: | https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/1033.pdf |
Taxonomic name:
Menoponidae (Lice), Kelerimenopon (Lice), Menopon (Lice), Lorimenopon (Lice), Phthiraptera (Lice), Galliformes (Avian), Passeriformes (Avian), Psittaciformes (Avian), Aepypodius (Avian), Megapodius (Avian), Talegalla (Avian), Pitta (Avian), Lorius (Avian), Eclectus (Avian), Geoffroyus (Avian), Psittacula (Avian), Aepypodius arfakianus (Avian), Talegalla cuvieri (Avian), Talegalla fuscirostris (Avian), Pitta sordida (Avian), Geoffroyus geoffroyi (Avian), Psittacula alexandri (Avian), Psittacula alexandri fasciata (Avian), Kelerimenopon Kelerimenopon aepypodi (Lice), Kelerimenopon Kelerimenopon clayae (Lice), Kelerimenopon Kelerimenopon fuscirostris (Lice), Kelerimenopon Lorimenopon galeritae (Lice), Kelerimenopon Lorimenopon geoffroyi (Lice), Kelerimenopon Lorimenopon psittaculae (Lice)
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