Acidoproctus

Acidoproctus
	Acidoproctus kelloggi paratype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Infraorder:	Phthiraptera
Family:	Philopteridae
Genus:	; Piaget, 1878
Type species
	Acidoproctus marginatus; Piaget (= A. rostratus), by subsequent designation
Species
	Acidoproctus emersoni Timmermann, 1962; Acidoproctus fuligulae Eichler, 1948; Acidoproctus gottwaldhirschi Eichler, 1958; Acidoproctus granthami Arnold, 2006; Acidoproctus hilli (Harrison, 1915); Acidoproctus maximus Piaget, 1878; Acidoproctus moschatae (Linnaeus, 1758); Acidoproctus rostratus (Rudow, 1866); Acidoproctus taschenbergi Hopkins, 1938;
Synonyms
	Akidoproctus Piaget, 1880; Heteroproctus Harrison, 1915;

Acidoproctus is a genus of lice, in the family Philopteridae.^[3] They are known to be distributed across Asia and Australasia. There are two species in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Acidoproctus was erected by Édouard Piaget in 1878. The type species is Acidoproctus rostratus (Rudow, 1866b).

The genus contains at least the species:

Acidoproctus rostratus (Rudow, 1866b).
Acidoproctus emersoni Timmermann, 1962. hosts: Dendrocygna species.
Acidoproctus gottwaldhirschi Eichler, 1958. host: blue duck. Endemic to New Zealand.

References

^ M.E. Piaget. 1878. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 21:178 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10847114#page/278/mode/1up
^ ^a ^b "Genus Acidoproctus Piaget, 1878: Psocodea Species File".
^ Ricardo L. Palma (30 September 2017). "Phthiraptera (Insecta) : a catalogue of parasitic lice from New Zealand" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 76. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.76. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q44867295. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2021.

[1] M.E. Piaget. 1878. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 21:178 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10847114#page/278/mode/1up

[psocodea-2] "Genus Acidoproctus Piaget, 1878: Psocodea Species File".

[3] Ricardo L. Palma (30 September 2017). "Phthiraptera (Insecta) : a catalogue of parasitic lice from New Zealand" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 76. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.76. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q44867295. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2021.

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