Mayriphilopterus brevicephalus

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: Mayriphilopterus
Species: Mayriphilopterus brevicephalus

Name

• Mayriphilopterus brevicephalus Mey, 2004
  • Type host: Jacamerops aureus isidori Deville, 1849 (Aves, Galbuliformes, Galbulidae)
  • Type locality: Paraguay

Primary references

• Mey, E. 2004. Zur Taxonomie, Verbreitung und parasitophyletischer Evidenz des Philopterus-Komplexes (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera) [Taxonomy, distribution and parasitophyletic evidence of the Philopterus-complex (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Ischnocera).] Ornithologischer Anzeiger, 43(2): 149–203. [in German, with English abstract] full article (PDF) Reference page. 

References

• Valim, M.P.; Linardi, P.M. 2007: Description of the male of Mayriphilopterus nystalicus Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae). Zootaxa, 1604: 47–51. full article (PDF)

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