Mallophaga

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Translingual

Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., nymphs, on a chicken feather (now suborder Amblycera)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mallophaga

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Phthiraptera – the chewing lice.

Usage notes

  • Mallophaga is a traditional grouping recently found to be paraphyletic; it has been replaced by three suborders: Amblycera (a primitive suborder widespread on birds, also found on South American and Australian mammals), Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (mostly avian parasites, but including one family that lives on mammals) and Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (parasites of elephants and warthogs).

References

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