Nesiotinus

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Nesiotinus
Nesiotinus demersus Kellogg MA I374863 TePapa.jpg
Nesiotinus demersus MA 1374863
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Philopteridae
Genus: Nesiotinus
Kellog, 1903
Type species
Nesiotinus demersus
Kellog, 1903

Nesiotinus is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae. [1] The genus was first described in 1903 by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, [2] [3] and the type species is Nesiotinus demersus. [2]

The species of this genus are found infesting King Penguins. [4]

Species

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nesiotinus Kellog, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Nesiotinus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. VERNON L. KELLOGG (July 1903). "TWO NEW GENERA OF MALLOPHAGA". The Biological Bulletin . 5 (2): 85-91 [89]. doi:10.2307/1535514. ISSN   0006-3185. JSTOR   1535514. Wikidata   Q99668499.
  4. "Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Nesiotinus Kellogg, 1903". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.