Abrocomophaga
| Abrocomophaga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Parvorder: | Amblycera |
| Family: | Gyropidae |
| Genus: | Emerson & Price, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Abrocomophaga chilensis Emerson & Price, 1976
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| Species | |
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Abrocomophaga is a genus of lice. The type species Abrocomophaga chilensis was scientifically described in 1976, and was originally placed in its own family Abrocomophagidae.[1] However, in 2000, two additional species were described, A. emmonsae and A. hellenthali, and the genus Abrocomophaga was reassigned to the family Gyropidae.[2][3]
The original paratypes are located in the Chilean city and commune Tiltil,[4] and it was first collected on 2 November 1974.[5]
References
- ^ Emerson, K. C.; Price, Roger D. (1976). "Abrocomophagidae (Mallophaga: Amblycera), a New Family from Chile". The Florida Entomologist. 59 (4): 425. doi:10.2307/3494196. JSTOR 3494196.
- ^ Price, Roger D.; Timm, Robert M. (2000). "Review of the chewing louse genus Abrocomophaga (Phthiraptera: Amblycera), with description of two new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113 (1): 210–217.
- ^ Hopkins, H.; Johnson, K. P.; Smith, V. S. "Psocodea Species File". Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "FMNH FMNHINS 0000 028 474 | Zoological Collections". collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "iDigBio Specimen Record | Abrocomophaga chilensis". iDigBio Specimen Portal. Retrieved 2025-07-09.