Tuhinga 15: 13-16, doi: 10.3897/tuhinga.15.e34143
Designation of a lectotype for Docophorus atlanticus Kellogg, 1914 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
expand article infoRicardo Palma‡
‡ unknown, New Zealand
© Ricardo Palma.
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Citation: Palma R (2004) Designation of a lectotype forDocophorus atlanticusKellogg, 1914 (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Tuhinga 15: 13-16. https://doi.org/10.3897/tuhinga.15.e34143
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Abstract
Upon the rediscovery of seven syntypes in the collection of the United States National Museum of Natural History, a male lectotype for the louse taxon Docophorus atlanticus Kellogg, 1914 is designated from the syntype series. Detailed study of the rediscovered syntypes showed that two species (Saemundssonia cephalus (Denny, 1842) and an unidentifiable species of Saemundssonia) were included in the series.
Keywords
Docophorus atlanticus, Saemundssonia cephalus, Phthiraptera, Philopteridae, lice, lectotype.