''Halipeurus'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s belonging to the family
Philopteridae
The Philopteridae are a family of Ischnocera, chewing lice mostly parasitic on birds.
The taxonomy and systematics of the group are in need of revision; the Philopteridae are almost certainly paraphyletic.
Genera
Some notable species are also l ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
Species:
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Halipeurus abnormis
''Halipeurus'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Halipeurus abnormis''
*''Halipeurus angusticeps''
*''Halipeurus atlanticus''
References
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Halipeurus angusticeps
''Halipeurus'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Halipeurus abnormis
''Halipeurus'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae ...
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Halipeurus atlanticus''
References
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Insect genera
Lice