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Species Haematopinus asini (Linnaeus, 1758)

Horse Sucking Louse

Pediculus asini Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [612].
Type data:
Status unknown, not stated.
Type host:
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Probably cosmopolitan.

Introduced.

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Equus (Equus) caballus Linnaeus, 1758 [EQUIDAE] Horse), sanguinivore.

General References

Durden, L.A. & Musser, G.G. 1994. The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90 (full synonymy)

Murray, M.D. 1957. The distribution of the eggs of mammalian lice on their hosts. IV. The distribution of the eggs of Damalinia equi (Denny) and Haematopinus asini (L.) on the horse. Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 183-187 (biology)

Stimie, M. & van der Merwe, S. 1968. A revision of the genus Haematopinus Leach (Phthiraptera: Anoplura). Zoologischer Anzeiger 180: 182-220 (taxonomy)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	Phthiraptera	15-Sep-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Alice Wells (ABRS)
28-Sep-2022	Phthiraptera	26-Jul-2023	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		15-Sep-2023	MODIFIED
		15-Sep-2023	MODIFIED