Myrsidea whitemani

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 whitemani

Name edit

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

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

Holotype: USNM. female. 2178. 5 May 1995. Fisher.

Etymology edit

This species is named in honor of Noah Whiteman, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in recognition of his contributions to understanding the ecology and population genetics of bird lice.

References edit

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