Actornithophilus

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Actornithophilus
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Dorsal view of male A. uniseriatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Menoponidae
Genus: Actornithophilus
Ferris, 1916 [1]
Type species
Colpocephalum uniseriatum
Piaget, 1880
Synonyms [2] [3] : 192 

Actornithophilus is a genus of louse in the family Amblycera. [2] It was circumscribed by Gordon Floyd Ferris in 1916. [1] Its species are ectoparasites of birds in the order Charadriiformes. [3]

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Species

As of 2017, the following species are recognized: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ferris, G. F. (1916). "Some Generic Groups in the Mallophagan Family". The Canadian Entomologist. 48 (9): 303–305. doi:10.4039/Ent48301-9. S2CID   85793411. BHL page 2160050.
  2. 1 2 3 "ActornithophilusFerris, G.F.". phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 Clay, Theresa (1962). "A key to the species of Actornithophilus Ferris with notes and descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 11 (5): 191–244. BHL page 2260199.
  4. ↑ Timmermann, G. (1954). "Studien über Mallophagen aus den Sammlungen des Britischen Museums (Nat. Hist.), London" . Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 12. 7 (83): 830. doi:10.1080/00222935408651797.
  5. ↑ Balát, František (1953). "Všenky rodu Actornithophilus Ferris 1916 z bahňáků". Zoologické a Entomologické Listy. 2: 96, 104.
  6. ↑ Złotorzycka, Jadwiga (1963). "Larithophilus gen. n. separated from Actornithophilus Ferris (Mallophaga) with a description of new and a review of known species". Acta Parasitologica Polonica. 11 (16): 223–228.
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