Geomydoecus

Geomydoecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Infraorder:	Phthiraptera
Family:	Trichodectidae
Genus:	Geomydoecus ; Ewing, 1929
Type species
	Trichodectes geomydis ; Osborn, 1891
Synonyms
	ThaeleriusHellenthal & Price, 1994; JamespattoniusHellenthal & Price, 1994;

Last updated December 28, 2025

Geomydoecus is a genus of louse in the suborder Ischnocera.^[2] They are parasites of gophers (Geomyidae).^[3] Species include:

Subgenus GeomydoecusEwing, 1929
- G. fulvescens Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. heaneyi Timm & Price, 1980
- G. geomydis (Osborn, 1891)
- G. idahoensis Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. pattoni Price & Hellenthal, 1979
- G. veracruzensis Price & Emerson, 1971

Subgenus ThaeleriusPrice & Emerson, 1972
- G. jamesbeeri Price & Emerson, 1972

References

↑ "Geomydoecus Ewing, H.E." Phthiraptera.info. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
↑ Price, Roger D.; Hellenthal, Ronald A.; Palma, Ricardo L.; Johnson, Kevin P.; Clayton, Dale H. (2003). "Trichodectidae". The Chewing Lice: World Checklist and Biological Overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication. Vol. 24. pp. 258–268.
↑ Lyal, C. H. C. (1985). "A cladistic analysis and classification of trichodectid mammal lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology Series. 51 (3): 328–334.

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[phthiraptera.info-1] "Geomydoecus Ewing, H.E." Phthiraptera.info. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[2] Price, Roger D.; Hellenthal, Ronald A.; Palma, Ricardo L.; Johnson, Kevin P.; Clayton, Dale H. (2003). "Trichodectidae". The Chewing Lice: World Checklist and Biological Overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication. Vol. 24. pp. 258–268.

[3] Lyal, C. H. C. (1985). "A cladistic analysis and classification of trichodectid mammal lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology Series. 51 (3): 328–334.

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