A New Species of Aquanirmus Clay & Meinertzhagen (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) Parasitic on the Great Grebe, Podiceps major (Aves: Podicipedidae), in Argentina and Chile

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2009
Authors:A. Conrado Cicchino, González-Acuña D.
Journal:Neotropical Entomology
Volume:38
Issue:3
Pagination:384 - 388
Date Published:2009
Abstract:

The new species Aquanirmus major Cicchino & González Acuña found on the Great Grebe, Podiceps major, from different localities of Argentina and Chile, is described and illustrated, giving comments on its affinities and differences with the remaining three species included in the Aquanirmus emersoni-species complex.
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Taxonomic name: 
Philopteridae (Lice), Aquanirmus (Lice), Aquanirmus emersoni (Lice), Phthiraptera (Lice), Aves (Avian), Podicipedidae (Avian), Podiceps (Avian)
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