Journal article
Three new species of the sucking louse genus Hoplopleura (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) in northern Australia
Zootaxa, Vol.4247(1), pp.31-44
2017
Abstract
Three new species of the rodent louse genus Hoplopleura (Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) are described and illustrated from Australia: H. melomydis new species from Melomys burtoni (Muridae: Hydromyini, grassland melomys) and M. capensis (Muridae: Hydromyini, Cape York melomys) from Queensland; H. notomydis new species and H. setosa new species from Notomys alexis (Muridae: Hydromyini, spinifex hopping mouse) from the Northern Territory. These new louse species are the first lice recorded from each of the three host rodent species.
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- Title
- Three new species of the sucking louse genus Hoplopleura (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) in northern Australia
- Authors
- Haylee J Weaver (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Zootaxa, Vol.4247(1), pp.31-44
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.3
- ISSN
- 1175-5326
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450457802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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