Palmaellus inexpectatus

Palmaellus inexpectatus (male)

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: Palmaellus
Species: Palmaellus inexpectatus

Name

• Palmaellus inexpectatus Valim & Weckstein, 2012
  • Type host: Psophia dextralis Conover, 1934 (Aves, Gruiformes, Psophiidae)
  • Type locality: Brazil
  • Other host(s): Psophia crepitans Linnaeus, 1758; Psophia napensis Sclater & Salvin, 1873
  • Other locality(ies): Colombia, Surinam

Primary references

• Valim, M.P. & Weckstein, J.D. 2012. A new genus and species of Philopteridae (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from the trumpeters (Aves: Gruiformes: Psophiidae). Journal of Parasitology 98(4): 728-734. DOI: 10.1645/GE-3055.1 . Reference page.