Psittacobrosus bechsteini: a new extinct chewing louse (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Amblycera) off the Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor (Psittaciiformes), with an annotated review of fossil and recently extinct animal lice
Fri, 2007-02-02 15:01 — Vince Smith
| Publication Type | Journal Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2005 | |
| Authors | Mey, Eberhard | |
| Journal Title | Anzeiger des Vereins Th | |
| Volume | 5 | |
| Pages | 201-217 | |
| Accession Number | 46150 | |
| Key Words | sp. n.; Psittacobrosus ; bechsteini ; Ara ; tricolor ; Cuba ; fossil ; extinct ; historical ; Phthiraptera ; mtax | |
| Abstract | A description is given of Psittacobrosus bechsteini n. sp. (Menoponidae sensu lato) from a female individual removed from a skin of the Cuban Macaw Ara tricolor, a Cuban endemic extinct since the 19th century. This find provided an opportunity to recall the relationship between ornithology and parasitology established by JOHANN MATTH | |
| Notes | Journal | |
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