Menopon gallinae ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands </ strong>, Zootaxa 3627 (1), pp. 1-87 : 21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3627.1.1
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scientific name	Menopon gallinae ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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Menopon gallinae ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Pediculus gallinae Linnaeus, 1758: 613 View Cited Treatment .

Menopon gallinae ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 219.

Menopon gallinae ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL ; Price et al. 2003: 126.

Neotype ♂ in NHML ( Clay & Hopkins 1950: 262).

Type host: Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) .

Galápagos host: Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) .

Galápagos locality: Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos references: Causton et al. (2006: 141).

Other significant references: Clay & Hopkins (1950: 262, fig 56); Emerson (1954: 225, fig. 8); Emerson (1956: 64, 77, pl. 10, figs 1–3); Palma (1996: 136); Price et al. (2003).

Material examined: 48 males, 46 females and 16 nymphs (2 samples, MONZ) .

Remarks: Both Menopon gallinae and its host have been introduced to the Galápagos Islands by human agency. It is one of the most commonly found louse species on domestic poultry.

Genus Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 Myrsidea Waterston, 1915 View in CoL . Entomol. Month. Mag. 51: 12. Type species: Myrsidea victrix Waterston, 1915 View in CoL (by original designation).