FIRST RECORD OF THE SPINY RAT LOUSE, POLYPLAX SPINULOSA (PSOCODEA: PHTHIRAPTERA: POLYPLACIDAE), FOR NUEVO LEON, MEXICO

Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez; Manuel de Luna; Gisela A. León-Espinosa; Carlos Solís-Rojas

doi:10.1894/0038-4909-68.3.219

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19 December 2024 FIRST RECORD OF THE SPINY RAT LOUSE, POLYPLAX SPINULOSA (PSOCODEA: PHTHIRAPTERA: POLYPLACIDAE), FOR NUEVO LEON, MEXICO

Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Manuel de Luna, Gisela A. León-Espinosa, Carlos Solís-Rojas

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The Southwestern Naturalist, 68(3):219-221 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-68.3.219

Abstract

We recorded the spiny rat louse, Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839 (Psocodea: Polyplacidae), for the first time for the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The louse was found on a wild brown rat, Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769 (Rodentia: Muridae).

Reportamos al piojo espinoso de las ratas, Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839 (Psocodea: Polyplacidae), por primera vez para el estado de Nuevo León, México. El piojo fué encontrado sobre una rata marron asilvestrada, Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769 (Rodentia: Muridae).

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Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Manuel de Luna, Gisela A. León-Espinosa, and Carlos Solís-Rojas "FIRST RECORD OF THE SPINY RAT LOUSE, POLYPLAX SPINULOSA (PSOCODEA: PHTHIRAPTERA: POLYPLACIDAE), FOR NUEVO LEON, MEXICO," The Southwestern Naturalist 68(3), 219-221, (19 December 2024). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-68.3.219

Received: 27 February 2023; Accepted: 3 May 2024; Published: 19 December 2024

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