| Abrocomophaga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Parvorder: | Amblycera |
| Family: | Gyropidae |
| Genus: | Abrocomophaga Emerson & Price, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Abrocomophaga chilensis Emerson & Price, 1976 | |
| Species | |
| |
Abrocomophaga is a genus of lice. The type species Abrocomophaga chilensis was scientifically described in 1976, and was originally placed in its own family Abrocomophagidae. [1] However, in 2000, two additional species were described, A. emmonsae and A. hellenthali, and the genus Abrocomophaga was reassigned to the family Gyropidae. [2] [3]
The original paratypes are located in the Chilean city and commune Tiltil, [4] and it was first collected on 2 November 1974. [5]
