A New Genus and New Species of Chewing Louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Lesser Melampitta (Aves: Passeriformes)

A New Genus and New Species of Chewing Louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Lesser Melampitta (Aves: Passeriformes)

The new genus Oculomenopon is described to include the single new species, O. melampittae, with the type host being the Lesser Melampitta, Melampitta lugubris (Passeriformes: Genera Incertae Sedis), from New Guinea.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 2005-01, Vol.78 (2), p.167-171
Hauptverfasser: Price, Roger D, Hellenthal, Ronald A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Melampitta lugubris
Menoponidae
Oculomenopon melampittae
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Zusammenfassung:The new genus Oculomenopon is described to include the single new species, O. melampittae, with the type host being the Lesser Melampitta, Melampitta lugubris (Passeriformes: Genera Incertae Sedis), from New Guinea.
ISSN:0022-8567
DOI:10.2317/0022-8567(2005)078[0167:ANGANS]2.0.CO;2