Rallicola extinctus
| Rallicola extinctus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder: | Ischnocera |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Rallicola |
| Species: | R. extinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rallicola extinctus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Huiacola extinctus | |
Rallicola extinctus is an extinct species of phtilopterid louse.[1] This parasite was only known to live on the now extinct huia and is thought to have become extinct with its host.[2] It was initially placed in its own separate genus, Huiacola, which means "huia inhabitant". It was endemic to New Zealand's North Island.
References
- ↑ Palma, R. L. (1999): Amendments and additions to the 1982 list of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from birds in New Zealand. Notornis 46(3): 373–387. PDF fulltext
- ↑ Mey, Eberhard (1990): Eine neue ausgestorbene Vogel-Ischnozere von Neuseeland, Huiacola extinctus (Insecta, Phthiraptera). Zoologischer Anzeiger 224(1/2): 49-73. [German with English abstract] PDF fulltext
External links
- Article containing an image of R. extinctus.
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