Nesiotinus

Nesiotinus
Nesiotinus demersus MA 1374863
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Philopteridae
Genus: Nesiotinus
Kellog, 1903
Type species
Nesiotinus demersus
Kellog, 1903

Nesiotinus is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae. The genus was first described in 1903 by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, and the type species is Nesiotinus demersus.

The species of this genus are found infesting King Penguins.

Species

Species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Nesiotinus Kellog, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Nesiotinus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ VERNON L. KELLOGG (1903). "TWO NEW GENERA OF MALLOPHAGA". The Biological Bulletin. 5 (2): 85-91 [89]. doi:10.2307/1535514. JSTOR 1535514. Wikidata Q99668499. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for VERNON L. KELLOGG (help)
  4. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Nesiotinus Kellogg, 1903". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 October 2022.