A systematic study of the chewing louse genus Acidoproctus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) clarifies the identity of specimens placed as A. moschatae (L.) in the K. C. Emerson Collection. The described species are reviewed and A. kelloggi Carriker is placed as a synonym of A. moschatae. Acidoproctus granthami Arnold, new species is described from the freckled duck [Stictonetta naevosa (Gould)] from Australia.
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1 July 2006
Review of the Genus Acidoproctus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with Description of a New Species
Don C. Arnold
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 79 • No. 3
July 2006
Vol. 79 • No. 3
July 2006
Acidoproctus
chewing lice
Philopteridae
Phthiraptera