Felicola isidoroi

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Iberian lynx louse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Felicola
Species:
†F. isidoroi
Binomial name
†Felicola isidoroi
Perez & Palma, 2001 [1]

Felicola isidoroi, the Iberian lynx louse, is an extinct species of trichodectid chewing louse.

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Extinction

It is known only from a single specimen, a male. [2] In an example of conservation-induced extinction, it likely died out when the last survivors of its host species, the Iberian lynx, were taken into captivity and de-loused. [3] The specimen is slightly larger than males of most of the remaining species within the subgenus Lorisicola. [1] The female has never been seen. The type specimen is in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Perez, Jesus M.; Palma, Ricardo L. (2001). "A new species of Felicola (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the endangered Iberian lynx: another reason to ensure its survival" (PDF). Biodiversity and Conservation. 10 (6): 929–937. Bibcode:2001BiCon..10..929P. doi:10.1023/A:1016688529572. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. 1 2 Palma, Ricardo (19 June 2014). "The Iberian lynx and its unique louse". Museum of New Zealand.
  3. ↑ Giggs, Rebecca (March 2019). "A Parasitic Relationship". The Atlantic. Vol. 323, no. 2. pp. 16–17.


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