Two new species of chewing lice in the genus Melinirmus (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from Australian honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae)

Two new species of the genus Melinirmus Mey, 2017, are described from Australian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). These are: Melinirmus coromandelica n. sp. ex Ptilotula penicillatus penicillatus (Gould, 1837) and Melinirmus palmai n. sp. ex Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790). A checklist of all known...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. Gustafsson, Sarah E. Bush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-12-01
Series:Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”
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Online Access:https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/119999/download/pdf/
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