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Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson 1948

Description

Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948

Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948d: 49, figs 1–6.

Vernoniella guimarãesi Thompson, 1948d; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 361.

Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948d; Causton et al. 2006: 142.

Holotype ♀ in NHML.

Type host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758.

Galápagos host: Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758.

Galápagos localities: Isla Isabela; Isla Pinzón; Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos reference: Causton et al. (2006).

Other significant references: Thompson (1948d); Price et al. (2003: 246).

Material examined: 28 males, 20 females and 3 nymphs (3 samples, MONZ).

Remarks: Both Vernoniella guimarãesi louse and its host have been introduced to the Galápagos Islands by human agency (Castro & Phillips 1996: 114). At present, Crotophaga ani is the only host of this louse species (Price et al. 2003: 246).

Family TRICHODECTIDAE Kellogg, 1896 Trichodectidae Kellogg, 1896a. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 6: 63. Type genus: Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818.

Genus Bovicola Ewing, 1929

Subgenus Bovicola (Bovicola) Ewing, 1929 Bovicola Ewing, 1929. Manual External Parasites: 121, 123, 193. Type species: Trichodectes caprae Gurlt, 1843 = Bovicola (Bovicola) caprae (Gurlt, 1843) (by original designation).

Notes

Published as part of Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands , pp. 1-87 in Zootaxa 3627 (1) on pages 64-65, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3627.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5261238

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MONZ , NHML
Family
Philopteridae
Genus
Vernoniella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Psocodea
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Thompson
Species
guimaraesi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Vernoniella guimaraesi Thompson, 1948 sec. Palma & Peck, 2013

References

  • Thompson, G. B. (1948 d) Records and descriptions of Mallophaga from Jamaican birds. - Part I. Annals and magazine of natural history (Series 12), 1, 48 - 58.
  • Hopkins, G. H. E. & Clay, T. (1952) A check list of the genera & species of Mallophaga. Trustees of the British Museum, London. 362 pp.
  • Causton, C. E., Peck, S. B., Sinclair, B. J., Roque-Albelo, L., Hodgson, C. J. & Landry, B. (2006) Alien insects: threats and implications for conservation of Galapagos Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 99, 121 - 143. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1603 / 0013 - 8746 (2006) 099 [0121: AITAIF] 2.0. CO; 2
  • Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 10 th Edition. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 1, 1 - 824.
  • Price, R. D., Hellenthal, R. A., Palma, R. L., Johnson, K. P. & Clayton, D. H. (2003) The chewing lice: world checklist and biological overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 24. x + 501 pp.
  • Castro, I. & Phillips, A. (1996) A guide to the birds of the Galapagos Islands. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 144 pp.
  • Kellogg, V. L. (1896 a) New Mallophaga, I, - with special reference to a collection made from maritime birds of the Bay of Monterey, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2), 6, 31 - 168, pls 2 - 15.
  • Nitzsch, C. L. (1818) Die Familien und Gattungen der Theierinsekten (Insecta Epizoica); als ein Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben. E. F. Germar's Magazin der Entomologie, 3, 261 - 318.
  • Ewing, H. E. (1929) A manual of external parasites. Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, London. xvi + 225 pp.
  • Gurlt, E. F. (1843) Uber die auf den Haus-Saugetieren und Haus-Vogeln lebenden Schmarotzer - Insekten und Arachniden. Magazin fur die gesammte Thierheilkunde, 9, 1 - 24, pl. 1.