Haematopinus oliveri
| Haematopinus oliveri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Haematopinidae |
| Genus: | Haematopinus |
| Species: | H. oliveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Haematopinus oliveri Mishra & Singh, 1978 | |
Haematopinus oliveri, known commonly as the pygmy hog-sucking louse, is a critically endangered species of insect in the suborder Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is an ectoparasite found only on another critically endangered species, the Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania). It is endemic to India and can now only be found in parts of north-western Assam.[1]
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- 1 2 Gerlach, J. (2013). "Haematopinus oliveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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