Ornithobius goniopleurus

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: Ornithobius
Species: Ornithobius goniopleurus

Name

Ornithobius goniopleurus Denny, 1842

• Type host: Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae)
• Type locality: Great Britain.
• Other host(s): Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803); Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) (captive)
• Other locality(ies): USA, Canada, Greenland, Germany, Ireland, Australia (captive).

References

• Arnold, D.C. 2005. Review of the genus Ornithobius (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with descriptions of two new species. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 78(2): 158–166. Full article (PDF) Reference page.