Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico
Author
Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
Author
Colunga-Salas, Pablo
Author
Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
Author
Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
Author
Montiel-Parra, Griselda
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-01-16
4372
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journal article
30991
10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1
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Plegadiphilus plegadis
(
Dubinin, 1938
)
Menopon plegadis
Dubinin, 1938: 178
, figs 12, 15.
San Luis Potosí:
Plegadis chihi
, Tamuín
,
27 Sep. 1946
, C. Shaw (
Carriker 1954a
).
Note:
The host was identified as “
Plegadis
(
falcinellus
?
)
chihi
(Vieillot)
”, but it is now regarded as a valid species,
Plegadis chihi
, with distribution in América, while
Plegadis falcinellus
is distributed in Africa, Eurasia and Autralasia.