Formicaphagus minutus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ischnocera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Ordo: Psocodea Subordo: Troctomorpha Infraordo: Nanopsocetae Subinfraordinal group: Phthiraptera Superfamily group: Ischnocera

Familia: Philopteridae
Genus: Formicaphagus
Species: Formicaphagus minutus

Name

• Formicaphagus minutus Carriker, 1957
  • Type host: Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus frater Sclater & Salvin, 1863 (Aves, Passeriformes, Thamnophilidae)
  • Other host(s): Gymnopithys leucaspis bicolor (Lawrence, 1863), Myrmotherula axillaris fresnayana (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Type locality: Venezuela
  • Other locality(ies): Bolivia, Colombia

Synonyms

• Formicaphagus thoracicus Carriker, 1957
• Formicaphagus bolivianus Carriker, 1957

Primary references

• Carriker, M. A., Jr. 1957. Studies in Neotropical Mallophaga, XVI: bird lice of the suborder Ischnocera. Novedades Científicas, Contribuciones Ocasionales Museo Historia Natural La Salle, 106(3375): 409–439. full article (PDF)

References

• Price, R. D.; Clayton, D. H. 1996. Revision of the chewing louse genus Formicaphagus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Neotropical Antbirds and Gnateaters (Aves: Passeriformes). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 69: 346–356.