Geomydoecus

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Geomydoecus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Geomydoecus
Ewing, 1929
Type species
Trichodectes geomydis
Osborn, 1891
Synonyms[1]
  • Thaelerius Hellenthal & Price, 1994
  • Jamespattonius Hellenthal & Price, 1994

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

  • Subgenus Thaelerius Price & Emerson, 1972

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geomydoecus Ewing, H.E." Phthiraptera.info. 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.