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Actornithophilus
Sign in to saveActornithophilus is a genus of louse in the family Amblycera. It was circumscribed by Gordon Floyd Ferris in 1916. Its species are ectoparasites of birds in the order Charadriiformes.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Actornithophilus is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to parasitism, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Ectoparasites, Lice and Parasites of birds.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPsocodea
- FamilyAncistronidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 376
- With media
- 355
- Family
- Ancistronidae
- Collections
- INHS, USNM, NRM, NHMUK, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Sweden, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Angola, Australia, Mexico, Marshall Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Menoponidae
- Image
- Actornithophilus uniseriatus Ferris 1916.png
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- genus
- taxon name
- Actornithophilus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Actornithophilus is a genus of louse in the family Amblycera. It was circumscribed by Gordon Floyd Ferris in 1916. Its species are ectoparasites of birds in the order Charadriiformes.
==Species== , the following species are recognized: A. ardeolae A. bicolor A. canuti A. ceruleus A. crinitus A. erinaceus A. flumineus A. gracilis A. grandiceps A. himantopi A. hoplopteri A. incisus A. kilauensis A. lacustris A. limarius A. limosae A. lyallpurensis A. mexicanus A. multisetosus A. nodularis A. ocellatus A. ochraceus A. paludosus A. patellatus A. pauliani A. pediculoides A. piceus A. pustulosus A. sabulosus A. sedes A. spinulosus A. stictus A. tetralicis A. totani A. umbrinus A. uniseriatus
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