Species Haematopinus eurysternus (Nitzsch, 1818)
Short Nosed Sucking Louse
- Pediculus eurysternus Nitzsch, C.L. 1818. Die Familien und Gattungen der Theierinsekten (insecta epizoica); als ein Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben. Magazin der Entomologie 3: 261-318 [305].
Type data:
Status unknown, Britain.Type host:
Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Probably cosmopolitan.
Introduced.
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Domestic Cattle), 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 (synonymy)
Murray, M.D. 1957. The distribution of the eggs of mammalian lice on their hosts. I. Description of the oviposition behaviour. Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 13-18 (ecology)
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) |
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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 |