Geomydoecus

Geomydoecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Phthiraptera
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 Geomydoecus Ewing, 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 Thaelerius Price & Emerson, 1972
    • G. jamesbeeri Price & Emerson, 1972

References

  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. 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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