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Rallicola Chunchotambo
''Rallicola'' is a genus of chewing louse. It is an ectoparasite of rail (bird), rails and other birds. It was named by Thomas Harvey Johnston and Launcelot Harrison in 1911. There are two subgenera aside from the nominotypical subgenus: ''Aptericola'', whose species are found on Kiwi (bird), kiwi birds, and ''Huiacola'', a monospecific subgenus consisting of ''Rallicola extinctus'', once found on the huia. Taxonomic history In 1866, Ferdinand Rudow circumscribed the Philopteridae genus ''Trabeculus'' with ''Trabeculus schillingi'' as its type species. In 1870, he created a new genus, ''Oncophorus'' with the same type species, making it an objective junior synonym of ''Trabeculus''. In 1880, Édouard Piaget added more species to ''Oncophorus''. He listed the author citation (zoology), author citation as "Rud." for Rudow in 1880, but as "m." for ' to indicate himself in 1885. Thomas Harvey Johnston and Launcelot Harrison created a new genus name, ''Rallicola'', in 1911. A new nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Harvey Johnston
Thomas Harvey Johnston (9 December 1881 – 30 August 1951) was an Australian biologist and parasitologist. He championed the efforts to eradicate the invasive prickly pear. Life and times Johnston was born in 1881 at Balmain, Sydney, Australia the son of Thomas Johnston, an Irish-born foreman mason, and his Australian-born wife Mary, née McLeod. On 1 January 1907, Johnston married Alice Maude Pearce at Petersham, New South Wales, Australia. On 30 August 1951, he died of coronary thrombosis at Adelaide, South Australia. He was survived by his wife and daughter. His son predeceased him. He was cremated.Cleland, J. B. (1952). Thomas Harvey Johnston. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(12): 422.Editor. (2009). Johnston, T. Harvey, (Thomas Harvey). Trove. National Library of Australia. Academic career Johnston attended Sydney Teachers College and received the Jones Memorial Medal. He then attended the University of Sydney and earned a BA in 1906, the BSc and MA in 1907 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
