Myrsidea vincesmithi

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Amblycera
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: Amblycera

Familia: Menoponidae
Genus: Myrsidea
Species: Myrsidea vincesmithi

Name edit

Myrsidea vincesmithi R.D.Price , K.P.Johnson & R.C.Dalgleish, 2008

Type locality: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Santa Maria, Hacienda Solimar.

Holotype: TNHM. male. TRVL 4398. 17 May 1960.

Etymology edit

This species is named in honor of Vincent Smith, The Natural History Museum, London, in recognition of his contributions to taxonomic databases for lice and work on louse systematics.

References edit

Price, Johnson & Dalgleish, 2008, Zootaxa 1740: 59–65 [1]