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Mirophthirus Chin, 1980
Nomenclature
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Suborder: AnopluraUnranked: Mirophthiridae
Genus:
Mirophthirus Chin, 1980
Usage:
valid
Authors:
Chin, 1980
Journal:
Acta Acad. Med. Guiyang
Number:
Issue 2
Pages:
91-100
Published Taxon Remarks:
This genus should be moved from Polyplacidae to a monotypic family, the Mirophthiridae, for reasons presented by Chin (1998, J. Med. Entomol. 35: 596-598. URL: http://phthiraptera.info/content/scanning-electron-microscope-study-mirophthirus-liae-anoplura-mirophthiridae-and-confirmatio
Reference Title:
Studies on Chinese Anoplura IV. The description of two new species and proposal of new families and new suborder for the lice of Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards
Reference Work Remarks:
Base on Durden updates on publication - Durden LA & Musser GG (1994), The sucking lice (Insecta, Anuplura) of the world: A taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographic distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural
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:
Chin, 1980
URL:
https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/61084.pdf
Volume:
5
Year:
1980
Ecological Interactions
Species A![]() | Interaction | Species B | Link |
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Mirophthirus liae | ectoparasite of | Typhlomys cinereus | view |