''Myrsidea'' is a genus of
lice
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result o ...
belonging to the family
Menoponidae
Menoponidae is a monophyletic family of lice in the superfamily of chewing lice, Amblycera, often referred to as the chicken body louse family. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of birds including chickens, which makes them important to und ...
.
The genus has
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
Selected species:
* ''
Myrsidea abhorrens
''Myrsidea'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Selected species:
* '' Myrsidea abhorrens'' (Zlotorzycka, 1964)
* '' Myrsidea abidae'' Ansari, 1956
* '' Myrsidea rustica'' ...
''
(Zlotorzycka, 1964)
* ''
Myrsidea abidae
''Myrsidea'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Selected species:
* ''Myrsidea abhorrens'' (Zlotorzycka, 1964)
* '' Myrsidea abidae'' Ansari, 1956
* '' Myrsidea rustica'' ...
''
Ansari, 1956
* ''
Myrsidea rustica
''Machaerilaemus malleus'' is a species of louse belonging to the family Menoponidae
Menoponidae is a monophyletic family of lice in the superfamily of chewing lice, Amblycera, often referred to as the chicken body louse family. They are ...
''
(Giebel, 1874)
* ''
Myrsidea victrix
''Myrsidea'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae
Menoponidae is a monophyletic family of lice in the superfamily of chewing lice, Amblycera, often referred to as the chicken body louse family. They are ectoparasites of ...
''
Waterston, 1915
References
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Lice
Insect genera