Quadraceps

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For the similarly spelled muscle, see Quadriceps.

Quadraceps
Q. separatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Philopteridae
Genus: Quadraceps
T. Clay & R. Meinertzhagen, 1939[1]
Type species
Philopterus (Nirmus) vanelli
Denny, 1842

Quadraceps is a genus of louse.[2] They are ectoparasites of birds in the order Charadriiformes, and the genus was circumscribed in 1939 by Theresa Clay and Richard Meinertzhagen.[1]

Species

Species include:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Clay, Theresa; Meinertzhagen, R. (1939). "Three new genera of Mallophaga from Charadriiformes". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11. 4 (22): 453–454. doi:10.1080/00222933908527008.
  2. ^ a b "Quadraceps Clay, T.; Meinertzhagen, R.". phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 13 November 2017.


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