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Lice
Phthirpediculus avahidis Paulian, 1960
Ecological relationships
Parasite of Avahi laniger
Relation notes:
The type host of this louse was recorded as “Avahis laniger occidentalis.” Groves (1993) recognized A. laniger but noted that Rumpler et al. (1990) suggested that occidentalis may be a distinct species. [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of