A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia

Wei Wang; Lance A Durden; Renfu Shao

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5091.3.7

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A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia

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A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia

Wei Wang, Lance A Durden and Renfu Shao

Zootaxa, Vol.5091(3), pp.85-94

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5091.3.7

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Abstract

Phthiraptera

Anoplura

Hoplopleuridae

Hoplopleura tunneya

new species

endemic Australian rodents

Rattus tunneyi

We describe and illustrate a new species of sucking louse, Hoplopleura tunneya new species, from the Australian pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae). Currently, 22 species of the genus Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1904 (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) are known from Australian endemic rodents. Among the seven “new endemic” rodent species of the genus Rattus in Australia, R. tunneyi is one of five hosts to Hoplopleura lice. In addition, we give a list of all the species of Hoplopleura known from Australian endemic rodents. Including the introduced species Polyplax spinulosa, the total number of sucking louse species known from Australian endemic rodents is now 24.

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Title: A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia
Authors: Wei Wang (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
Lance A Durden (Author) - Georgia Southern University
Renfu Shao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
Publication details: Zootaxa, Vol.5091(3), pp.85-94
Publisher: Magnolia Press
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.3.7
ISSN: 1175-5334
Organisation Unit: Centre for Bioinnovation; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99599808802621
Output Type: Journal article

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