Acidoproctus
Appearance
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Acidoproctus kelloggi paratype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Family: | Philopteridae |
Genus: | Acidoproctus Piaget, 1878[1] |
Type species | |
Acidoproctus marginatus Piaget (= A. rostratus), by subsequent designation
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Acidoproctus is a genus of lice, in the family Philopteridae.[3] They are known to be distributed across Asia and Australasia. There are two species in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
[edit]Acidoproctus was erected by Édouard Piaget in 1878. The type species is Acidoproctus rostratus (Rudow, 1866b).
The genus contains at least the species:
- Acidoproctus rostratus (Rudow, 1866b).
- Acidoproctus emersoni Timmermann, 1962. hosts: Dendrocygna species.
- Acidoproctus gottwaldhirschi Eichler, 1958. host: blue duck. Endemic to New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ M.E. Piaget. 1878. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 21:178 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10847114#page/278/mode/1up
- ^ a b "Genus Acidoproctus Piaget, 1878: Psocodea Species File".
- ^ Ricardo L. Palma (30 September 2017). "Phthiraptera (Insecta) : a catalogue of parasitic lice from New Zealand" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 76. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.76. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q44867295. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2021.