Myrsidea whitemani
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Taxonavigation: Amblycera |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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]