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Myrsidea

Myrsidea is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

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Myrsidea
Myrsidea nesomimi borealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Menoponidae
Genus: Myrsidea
Waterston, 19151
Type species
Myrsidea victrix
Waterston, 1915

Myrsidea is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae.2 The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.2

Species

Selected species:12

  • Myrsidea abhorrens (Zlotorzycka, 1964)
  • Myrsidea abidae Ansari, 1956
  • Myrsidea rustica (Giebel, 1874)
  • Myrsidea victrix Waterston, 1915
References

References

  1. Waterston, James (1915). "On two new species of Mallophaga (Menoponidae): Menacanthus balfouri n. sp. and Myrsidea victrix n. sp. from Colombia". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 51: 12–16. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7786.
  2. "Myrsidea Waterston, 1915". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 March 2021.