Myrsidea dacostai

Taxonavigation

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 dacostai

Name

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

Type locality: Peru, 50 km SE Iquitos, Explor Ama Camp, Rio Yanamoto.

Holotype: USNM. male. 20.June.1989. Dalgleish at all.

Etymology

This species is named for Jeff DaCosta, Marjorie Barrick Museum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in recognition of his assistance in collecting the lice used in this study and for his work on bird systematics.

References

• Price, Roger D.; Johnson, Kevin P. & Dalgleish, Robert C., 2008, Zootaxa 1819: 55–62 [1]