A new species of sucking louse Hoplopleura villosissima n. sp. (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Hoplopleuridae) and a new host record of the spiny rat louse Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839 (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae) from the long-haired rat Rattus villosissimus Waite (Rodentia: Muridae) in Australia

Abstract Background The sucking louse fauna of endemic Australian rodents has been under-studied for decades. Sixty-five species of native rodents have been recorded in Australia. However, only 11 species of lice have been reported from 11 species of endemic Australian rodents. Results We describe a...

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Autors principals:	Wei Wang, Haylee J. Weaver, Fan Song, Lance A. Durden, Renfu Shao
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2018-08-01
Col·lecció:	Parasites & Vectors
Matèries:	Phthiraptera Psocodea Hoplopleuridae Polyplacidae Hoplopleura villosissima Polyplax spinulosa
Accés en línia:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3037-8
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